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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

1 day 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

2 days 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

4 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Upcoming EOP Events

The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a chang ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

04.03.2025
Employment and Jobs

EOP Monthly Digest

We are pleased to present a selection of our work from the past month, including videos, commentary, events, and more.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

04.01.2025
Employment and Jobs

The Potential for Scaling Technology: Increased Labor Productivity...If We Get It Right

Description Asutosh Padhi is McKinsey & Company's Global Leader of Firm Strategy, responsible for shaping the ...

BY Asutosh Padhi

03.26.2025
Employment and Jobs

EOP Resource Roundup — February 2025

This month’s Resource Roundup aims to shine a light on who federal workers are, what they do, and the challenges they are experiencing.

BY Maxwell Johnson

03.26.2025
Employment and Jobs

The AI Upskilling Conundrum: Are We Falling Behind?

The AI-driven transformation of our economy, workplaces, and society isn’t coming — it’s already here. And right now, our people, programs, policies, and workforce training strategies are struggling to keep pace.

BY Haley Glover

03.18.2025
Employment and Jobs

The Future of Workers and AI: Control Over Workplace Activity Data is Key

How will artificial intelligence (AI) impact the workplace? To answer that, we must have a much clearer sense of what AI is. In the most basic sense, AI is ...

BY Mary Gray

03.13.2025
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