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Reports: Other Workforce

The Decisive Decade: Understanding the Trajectories of 14- to 24-year-olds
Brookings Institution, April 2024
This report provides a snapshot of how young adults age 14-24 are faring in regard to health, family, education, and work outcomes, highlighting the need for continued investment in resources that can enable or impede their progress. It identifies key indicators of success and areas of disparities to inform policy efforts aimed at improve young adults' opportunities. more info >

U.S Child Poverty Has Significantly Increased
First Focus on Children, September 2023, 8 pp.
The year 2023 saw a significant increase in child poverty, with 12.4 percent of children living in poverty in 2022 compared with 5.2% of children in 2021. This represents a more than doubling of child poverty in 2022 from 2021 - a record one-year increase due largely to the expiration of improvements to the Child Tax Credit included in the American Rescue Plan Act. more info >

Does Child Care Capacity Meet the Needs of Working Parents in North Dakota?
North Dakota KIDS COUNT, December 2018, 2 pp.
Examines child care capacity and parental labor force participation in North Dakota. more info >

Local Workforce Development Boards and Child Care: Insights from Five Site
Urban Institute, August 2018, 40 pp.
This report explores how workforce development programs can help address child care barriers and meet the needs of parents seeking education and training. more info >