As the pandemic recedes, more than six million youth 16-24 are neither working nor in school. In particular, the unemployment rate for young people of color topped 45 percent during the pandemic. Research indicates that without targeted help, a large proportion of those opportunity youth struggle to succeed for the rest of their lives. In the latest brief in the Better Employment and Training Strategies (BETS) series, Building Back Better: A National Plan for Youth Employment, co-authors Kisha Bird, Brent Parton, and Taylor White recommend a series of changes in federal policy and substantial investments to build a coherent approach to supporting equitable, effective education-to-employment transitions for youth.
All Papers in This Series:
Paper #1: Building Back Better: A National Jobs Strategy
Paper #2: Build Back Better: Creating Infrastructure and Emergency Community Service Jobs Programs
Paper #3: Building a National Unemployment Insurance System
Paper #4: Modernizing and Investing in Workforce Development
Paper #5: To Build Back Better, Job Quality is the Key
Paper #6: Building Back Better: A National Plan for Youth Employment
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