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Improving Job Quality Through Data-Driven Impact Procurement

The role of private sector procurement and how it can be leveraged to affect economic opportunities for workers has become a critical area for attention.

BY Lauren Starks & 2 more

Publication

2 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Shared Success Midpoint Evaluation Overview

One third of businesses reported adding employee benefits since baseline. The main employee benefits offered at midline are PTO (69%), paid sick leave (56%), health insurance (54%), and professional development opportunities (50%). These have both financial and opportunity costs to firms.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

2 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Frequently Asked Questions — Job Quality Fellowship, Class of 2025-26: Fixing Work in the South

The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program is accepting nominations for its next class of Job Quality Fellows. Here are answers to some of the most ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

6 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Nominations Are Open for the Job Quality Fellowship Class of 2025-26: Fixing Work in the South

The Job Quality Fellowship brings together leaders in communities across the country who are working to expand the availability of better quality jobs.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Blog Post

6 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Navigating Uncertainty: Key Insights on Mitigating Risk and Fostering Alignment from ASU+GSV 2025

The ASU+GSV Summit provided a valuable snapshot of the current state of the skills ecosystem, highlighting both the challenges and the potential for collaboration.

BY Chelsea Miller

Blog Post

1 week ago
Employment and Jobs

Good Jobs, Stronger Communities: The Case for Creating a Job Quality Practice

For too long, poor job quality has been accepted as inevitable. It is not. It is possible to improve work.

BY Maureen Conway

Blog Post

1 week ago
Employment and Jobs

Employee Ownership and ESOPs - What We Know from Recent Research

Description Employee share ownership has a long and important tradition in the US. As of 2022, approximately 18% of employees or about 25 million workers ...

BY Joseph Blasi, & 1 more

Publication

04.08.2025
Employment and Jobs

How Many Firms Are Good Candidates for Employee Ownership?

Description In this research brief, we provide back-of-the-envelope calculations showing that, as of 2022, about 140,000 firms employing around 33 milli ...

BY Matt Mazewski, Ph.D

Publication

04.08.2025
Employment and Jobs

Ownership With a Purpose: A Case Study of Clegg Auto’s Employee Ownership Trust

In an economy where the interests and successes of workers and businesses too often seem in opposition, employee ownership offers a solution. Clegg Auto, a ...

BY Maxwell Johnson

Publication

04.08.2025
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