This National Association of State Workforce Agencies report offers a compilation of fact sheets on workforce policies and programs for each of the 50 state workforce agencies. Each fact sheet compares labor force data and education levels for the respective state against national levels. The fact sheets also include information on key industries for growth, state innovations, state workforce programs, the number of individuals served under Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs, average duration of unemployment, and state contacts for the information represented in the profile.

This Office of Family Assistance video from the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program highlights the role of navigators who help HPOG participants address barriers to healthcare careers. The video presents innovative case management techniques in King County, Washington, a grantee of the HPOG program.

This Brookings Institution report from the Hamilton Project examines the reasons behind the decline in labor force participation over the last two years. The analysis identifies trends in labor force participation by age, gender, race, and educational level. The report also reviews proposals for increasing participation among non-college-educated workers and how changes in caregiving responsibilities, health and disability, and criminal justice reform affect engagement with the labor market.

This Urban Institute report presents motivations and barriers faced by employers that provide work-family supports. The report also highlights employer perceptions about public policies that help low-wage workers address or manage work-family supports, such as paid leave, workplace flexibility, and subsidized child care. The findings also reveal ways that employer-based policies can be integrated and aligned with work-family supports. The report draws on interviews with 16 organizations that represent or directly work with employers and notes that further research on work-family supports for low-wage workers is needed.