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How U.S. Workers Feel About Immigration Now Split Even More Widely by Political Party

Americans are more likely to believe that immigration hurts U.S. workers instead of helping them, and their views are hardening along party lines, new research…

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Americans Aren’t So Worried About Immigrants Taking Their Jobs

The attitude of voters about immigration and jobs is a lot more nuanced than the current election campaign might have you believe. Just ten years…

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What Americans Say Hurts U.S. Workers: Outsourcing, Imports and, Decreasingly, Immigration

At a time of rising populist resentment over globalization, Americans largely agree that foreign trade is costing U.S. jobs, but they also hold an increasingly…

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Key Findings about the American Workforce and the Changing Job Market

The employment landscape in the U.S. has undergone profound changes, and the public is adapting to the new realities of the workplace and rethinking the…

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Pew: ‘Outsourcing’ Foreign Imports, Immigrant, Top Threats to Jobs

American workers believe that corporate “outsourcing” of jobs, the abundance of imports, and immigration are the top threats to their livelihood, according to a new…

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Study Finds Millennials Work More for Significantly Less Pay Than Their Parents

Young professionals between the ages of 16 and 24 are making 11% less than their counterparts in 1980, according to a study from Pew Research…

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Close It Summit 2016

Panelists: Wan-Lae Cheng, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Markle Foundation Joe Andronaco, President and Co-Founder, Access Green Jeffery Wallace, Founding Executive Director and President,…

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Competency-Based Hiring: 10 Signals The Shift Is Happening

The skills gap is generating unprecedented attention — and with good reason. Nearly 8 million Americans are unemployed and looking for work while an estimated…

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Dear 45: Help States Get Their Citizens the Right Skills They Need

To: The 45th President of the United States From: Gov. John Hickenlooper Dear 45: The country has worked to recover from the depths of the…

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Understanding Voters’ Angst in the 2016 Election

Participants: Whit Ayres, Founder and President, North Star Opinion Research Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Columnist,…

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Colorado Youth Apprenticeship Launch

Panel Introduction: Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation Panel Participants: Thomas E. Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado Tom…

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Colorado Apprenticeship Program Gets Major Funding Boost

Colorado leaders’ push to create a path to skilled careers for high schoolers got a big bump Wednesday, with two organizations saying they will give…