Workforce Development
Workforce development is critical to a robust economy, as it helps serve part of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate to pursue maximum employment. The Atlanta Fed devotes considerable research and engagement to this issue, specifically around employment policies and labor market issues that affect low- and moderate-income individuals.
Featured Work
Small Business Strategies for Supporting Employee Childcare Needs
Small businesses employ nearly half of private-sector workers but often have limited resources to offer benefits like childcare. This article examines the prevalence of employer-supported childcare and the practical strategies small businesses employ to support working parents.
Too Costly to Work? The Childcare Burden on Household Earnings
As employers seek to attract and retain workers, this Discussion Paper explores potential strategies to address childcare constraints that may limit workforce participation in high-demand jobs for fast-growing areas of Florida and Georgia.
Will Tight Labor Markets Be the New Normal?
Declining immigration and overall population, an aging workforce—these are some of the factors contributing to a tight labor market. Will expanding the effective labor supply be the solution? This article explores options for easing the labor market strain.
Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity
The center focuses on employment policies and labor market issues that affect low- and moderate-income individuals. It contributes to economic research and monetary policy discussions by tracking labor market trends affecting low- and moderate-income workers.
Advancing Careers for Low-Income Families
We research benefits cliffs, examine solutions to mitigate these cliffs, and develop tools to advance careers of low-to-moderate income workers.
Everyone's Economy
Supporting an economy that works for everyone is central to the Atlanta Fed’s role in achieving maximum employment.
Community and Economic Development
The Bank works to improve the economic mobility and resilience of low- and moderate-income communities.
Publications and Data
Stay informed with our latest articles, research, and data-driven insights on key economic topics.
Data and Tools
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Opportunity Occupations Monitor
The Opportunity Occupations Monitor displays opportunity occupations and their prevalence across labor markets. The map below highlights varying proportions of opportunity occupations across states and metro areas between 2012 and 2017. -
Unemployment Claims Monitor
Track initial and continued claims for unemployment insurance—and claimant demographics—for each state and nationally with the Atlanta Fed's Unemployment Claims Monitor. The tool will be updated weekly with U.S. Department of Labor data. -
Labor Force Participation Dynamics
This tool provides data and analysis on the changing labor force participation rate from the perspective of reasons given for not participating in the labor market. The data are constructed using U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics microdata and updated quarterly. -
Labor Market Distributions Spider Chart
The Labor Market Distributions Spider Chart is designed to allow monitoring of broad labor market developments by comparing current conditions to those in up to two earlier time periods that the user selects. -
Jobs Calculator
The Jobs Calculator calculates the net employment change needed to achieve a target unemployment rate after a specified number of months. The user can adjust the target unemployment rate, the number of months, and the assumed labor force growth. -
Wage Growth Tracker
The Atlanta Fed’s Wage Growth Tracker edged up to 3.7 percent in February from 3.6 percent the prior month. For those not changing jobs, the Tracker also edged up in February, to 3.6 percent, while for those changing jobs the Tracker held steady at 4.7 percent.
Publications
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Workforce Currents
Workforce Currents presents expert research on employment policy and labor market issues affecting low- and medium-income people and communities. -
Partners Update
Partners Update is an electronic compilation of short articles that address community and economic development trends, issues, and events. -
Discussion Papers
The Community and Economic Development Discussion Paper Series addresses emerging and critical issues in community development. Our goal is to provide information on topics that will be useful to the many actors involved in community development—governments, nonprofits, financial institutions, and beneficiaries. -
Special Publications
We partner with other Reserve Banks and organizations on research and the examination of best practices relevant to community and economic development practitioners. -
Policy Hub Papers
Policy Hub draws on the expertise of Atlanta Fed economists and researchers to address issues of broad policy interest. -
Policy Hub: Macroblog
Provides concise commentary and analysis on economic topics including monetary policy, macroeconomic developments, inflation, labor economics, and financial issues for a broad audience.
Latest Work
Stay current with recent publications, research findings, and data-driven insights on key workforce development topics.
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