Future of Work

As policymakers respond to the COVID-19 crisis, they must support those who have permanently lost their jobs.

Tax Day serves as a reminder of how independent workers face additional challenges documenting their income and maintaining financial records.

The crisis has drawn much needed attention to the gaps in workplace protections for millions of Americans in precarious jobs.

The pandemic response heightens the volatility and unpredictability of non-traditional and low-wage work.

Today, the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative and WeWork released the findings from their Future of Work and Cities Survey, a global research project designed to better understand the major trends shaping the 21st century, including
urbanization, automation, and climate change, through the lens of people in cities who are experiencing them.

A new post on the Gig Economy Data Hub reviews state-level data sources that are available and suggests additional strategies that policymakers can use to improve data for their jurisdictions.

As 2019 comes to a close, we’ve compiled some of our most notable developments of the past year. We look forward to advancing the future of work conversation in 2020.

Drawing from and building on a cross-sector workshop in early 2019, the Future of Work Initiative is sharing a report that explores issues at the intersection of the future of work and the future of agriculture.

In PBS NewsHour, Future of Work Initiative Co-Chair John Bridgeland and Victor W. Hwang of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation explore opportunities to promote entrepreneurship in the U.S.

At the California Future of Work Commission’s third convening, Future of Work Initiative Fellow Natalie Foster facilitated a conversation on Education, Skills and Job Quality.