Rachael Stephens, National Governors Association: State Innovations to Meet Unique Labor Market Challenges

Episode 22 August 11, 2021 00:31:41
Rachael Stephens, National Governors Association: State Innovations to Meet Unique Labor Market Challenges
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Rachael Stephens, National Governors Association: State Innovations to Meet Unique Labor Market Challenges

Aug 11 2021 | 00:31:41

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Show Notes

The nation’s governors have their hands full navigating an uneven economic recovery and turbulent labor market.  Fortunately, they can draw on the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to help guide their decision making. “Governors are focused on getting people safely back to work and filling jobs that are open right now and looking for ways to get people quickly skilled up for new jobs if that’s what they need. They’re also looking at how they can build on existing efforts to develop career pathways that lead to good jobs in the longer term,” says Rachael Stephens, director of the Center’s Workforce Development and Economic Policy Program. Those efforts include the NGA’s Workforce Innovation Network which, as Stephens tells Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan, is sparking creative solutions in states from Vermont to Alabama. Check out this episode for an informative scan of innovative approaches to today’s complex economic challenges that include supporting a growing on-demand workforce and improving hiring practices to create a more equitable job market.  

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