We gathered 10 top state officials and workforce experts to identify challenges and policy solutions to solve the greatest workforce disruption since the Great Depression
Michael WisehartPart One: Why so many Americans are still out of workn many ways, life in America seems to be returning to something close to normal. Many stores and restaurants have reopened to customers. Offices are making plans for bringing back employees who have been working remotely. Schools and universities are revamping classrooms in anticipation of going back fully to in-person learning in the fall.
“For each of us, the way that we think about our own health, and the way we want to interact with other people and how often we want to be in the office, and whether we do or don't want to be wearing masks around people who are unvaccinated, those elements of our preferences are important for our job match,” said Marianne Wanamaker, an economics professor at the University of Tennessee and former member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
“Fundamentally, what we're seeing right now is a total rethink of work,” said Anne Caprara, chief of staff to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The result is that to attract new employers, employers must rethink whether they need to improve the wages and benefits they are offering. In the meantime, the more complex and short-term problem is finding a way to help match workers to the jobs that are available, and address the challenges that keep them from restarting work.
“You will have better luck filling those jobs if you can show them ... your next step is this and your third step is that,” Asaro-Angelo said. “It sounds simple and basic, but so many employers aren't able to provide that.”Unemployment benefits were generous during the pandemic, and — particularly for low-wage workers — may have been higher than their pre-pandemic wages.
That assistance boosts the demand for childcare, which hopefully will also increase the supply by spurring more childcare providers to reopen. Illinois, a state that has a long and proud tradition of manufacturing, shed hundreds of thousands of those jobs during the pandemic, said Caprara of Illinois. Federal pandemic aid has been a “boon” for states like Illinois, and will allow the state to invest more in job retraining for those workers, she said.
“We also hear from states that they want to use their post-secondary — their community college — systems more effectively.”“We also hear from states that they want to use their post-secondary — their community college — systems more effectively,” said Andy Van Kleunen, CEO of the National Skills Coalition.
“Obviously, during the pandemic, carpooling was not a feasible option, but we are starting to see that some of these people need that kind of support coming back to the workforce,” Garces said.hile most of the discussion focused on state-level policy, POLITICO’s policy hackers also identified several ways that Washington can do more to improve the post-pandemic jobs market.
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