Sarah Miller is a principal adviser for Community and Economic Development within the Atlanta Fed’s Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity. She has over 15 years of experience in workforce development, economic development, and education. Previously, she spent 10 years at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, a national nonprofit where she helped develop and grow the workforce and economic development area of service. Through her current and prior roles, she has conducted research and provided direct engagement on effective workforce and labor market investments, occupational and career pathways, and workforce and labor market strategies that aim to address long-term economic mobility and resilience for a community and the workers and learners within it.
Miller started her career focused on K–12 education as a high school social science teacher before moving into the private and nonprofit sectors. She earned her bachelor of science degree in education from Bowling Green State University.
Nisha Sutaria, Katherine Townsend Kiernan, and Sarah Miller. "Partnerships between Community Development Financial Institutions and Workforce Development Organizations." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Discussion Papers (July 12, 2022).
Sarah Miller. "Women's Experience in the Labor Market: Pandemic Reflections." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (June 2, 2022).
Katherine Townsend Kiernan and Sarah Miller. "Emerging Themes from Workforce Development Month 2021." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (October 6, 2021).
Katherine Townsend Kiernan and Sarah Miller. "The Importance of Addressing Long-Term Unemployment for Economic Recovery." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (August 5, 2021).
Stuart Andreason, Sarah Miller, and Katherine Townsend. "Talent Finance: Exploring the Future of Workforce Partnerships." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (September 2020).
Sarah Miller and Pearse Haley. "Transitioning from Hospitality to Health Care Occupations." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (August 2020).
Stuart Andreason and Sarah Miller. "Rework America Alliance: Helping Workers Move into Good Jobs." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (August 2020).
Sarah Miller and Katherine Townsend. "Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and Wage Replacement Rates." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (July 2020).
Stuart Andreason, Pearse Haley, Sarah Miller, and Mels de Zeeuw. "The Digital Divide and the Pandemic: Working from Home and Broadband and Internet Access." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (June 2020).
Brittany Birken, Ann Carpenter, Karen Leone de Nie, Sameera Fazili, Mary Hirt, David A. Jackson, Sarah Miller, Patrick Pontius, Julie Siwicki, Sarah Stein, Nisha Sutaria, and Janelle Williams. "Tackling the Unknown Together: Community Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (March/April 2020).
Sarah Miller and Ashley Putnam. “Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Economy: A Toolkit.” Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, October 16, 2024.
Sarah Miller. "Worker Voices: Shifting Perspectives and Expectations on Employment
." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (May 24, 2023).