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November 13, 2023

The Jobless AI Future Is Still a Long Way Off

Tech billionaire Elon Musk recently prophesied that there “will come a point where no job is needed,” owing to advances in artificial intelligence. But the fear that AI will cause…

October 11, 2023

The Social Workplace: Social Capital, Human Dignity, and Work in America, Volume II

A majority of American workers say that having the flexibility to balance their work and personal lives is one of most important or a very important consideration when choosing a…

September 21, 2023

Testimony | Spurring Innovation in Workforce Development: Program Governance and Service Delivery

Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Wilson, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on improvements Congress can make to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act…

September 6, 2023

Working from Home Has Increased More Modestly Than Many Believe

The shock of the COVID-19 pandemic created urgent demand for “high frequency” national statistics. Prior to the pandemic, many economic indicators were available only on an annual basis (or even…

August 3, 2023

Expanding Economic Opportunities Through Evidence-Based Sector Training

Sectoral programs such as Year Up are strongly supported by evidence and have the potential for broad scaling. Scaling to serve thousands more workers will require novel adaptations, such as…

July 31, 2023

The Utah Model: Workforce Programs and Services Integration Tool Kit

The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftermath have created a renewed interest in high-performing service-delivery models for unemployed and dislocated workers and those lacking the job skills to fully participate…

July 28, 2023

The Time Is Now for Workforce Innovation

Over the past two years, I have had the honor and privilege of steering AEI’s Workforce Future’s Initiative in collaboration with colleagues at The Brookings Institution and The Harvard Kennedy School’s Project…

July 27, 2023

Time to Do Something About the NILFs

The overall employment situation looks great in the United States—so why are so many men not working? The Wall Street Journal reports that work among prime-age Americans—those between 25 and 54 years of…

July 27, 2023

Perspective: Can artificial intelligence teach us to be better workers?

So-called ‘soft skills’ are in short supply in the workforce and society at large. AI could help us get better A few weeks ago, McKinsey & Company published updated estimates on when key anticipated…

July 21, 2023

Government-Supported Job Training in the US: Paths Toward Reforming the Workforce

Funding for government-supported job training in the US has been declining since the 1970s, and the current Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act program needs administrative reform to cut red tape…