Steve Bent

On the days they worked in 2015, 24 percent of employed people did some or all of their work at home. The share of workers doing some or all of their work at home grew from 19 percent in 2003 to 24 percent in 2015. Workers in managerial and professional occupations were more likely than […]

The International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP) today announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a total of $43,286,407 in Reemployment & Systems Integration National Dislocated Worker Grants to 43 states and territories to support and improve connectivity among existing workforce programs. These grants will improve the capacity of the workforce system to seamlessly connect dislocated workers, unemployment insurance claimants, the long-term unemployed

The number of information technology (IT) workers now stands at 4.6 million, compared with just 450,000 in 1970 according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. This upsurge means that IT workers now represent 2.9 percent of the U.S. labor force. IT workers are more likely to be men, and

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Many millennials are redefining the way we think about getting work done by prioritizing purpose-driven work. To blend work with purpose, they are seeking technology that enables innovation, collaboration, and flexibility. Some of our key findings include: Purpose: While millennials believe the pursuit of profit is important, less than half say it should be the

The Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review identified, compiled, and reviewed studies of employment and training interventions for low-income adults. The review seeks to provide a transparent and systematic assessment of the research evidence for the effectiveness of programs designed to improve the employment-related outcomes of low-income adults. This brief presents an overview of

Helping more students write their own success stories is why the Education and the Workforce Committee is advancing the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 5587), which the House will vote on today. Introduced by Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA) and approved unanimously by the committee,

While local areas are charged with implementing sector partnerships around their regional economies to meet their local labor needs, the role of the states are very different. A state’s role in a sector strategy is to create the conditions under which the local sector partnerships can flourish. The resources listed below, provide information for states

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