Good Policy Loses Ground When Work, Education, and Community Don’t Align
When city and state investments into economic mobility flow through fragmented systems, they produce fragmented results. Coordination stalls. Progress stays isolated.
8 to 1
By 2032, U.S. population growth is projected to outpace labor growth by nearly 8 to 1.
1 in 3
Less than one in three graduates participate in a paid internship. For low-income students, the gap is even wider.
6,000,000
The U.S. faces a projected worker shortfall of 6 million by 2032.
Turn Coordinated Investment Into Regional Economic Strength
JobsFirst partners with local and state leaders to build the conditions for systems alignment. We bring a shared framework, proven tools, and learning from cities and regions already producing results. Public investment that flows through coordinated infrastructure reaches more young adults and strengthens more communities.
Proven Infrastructure for Local Economic Mobility
Local workforce intermediaries—Local Drivers—across cities and regions are incubating and scaling solutions that turn policy commitments into coordinated, community-level progress. What produces results in one region strengthens the case for the next.
Not Just One Neighborhood, Not Just One Initiative
Local Drivers use a shared process to align workforce, education, and community systems around young adults. Each site builds on what others have learned. Policy investment gets clearer pathways to impact; communities get stronger regional economies.
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All Solutions
Local Drivers incubate and advance models that replace barriers with paths to employment.
750+
Local Partners Aligned
Workforce, education, government, and philanthropy using a shared framework.
50,000
Young Adults Realizing Economic Mobility
Each new Local Driver increases coherence and durability across cities and regions.
Upcoming Events
Convenings and learning sessions where local and state leaders share how to coordinate systems and investments to produce lasting progress.
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Invest in the Infrastructure That Connects City and Regional Goals
JobsFirst gives local and state leaders a clear, proven way to align public investment with shared system goals. Every commitment you make strengthens connected paths for young adults and the regional economies built around them.
FAQ
JobsFirst partners with local and state leaders to build the conditions for systems alignment. We bring a shared framework, proven tools, and learning from cities and regions already producing results. Economic mobility policy that flows through coordinated infrastructure reaches more young adults and strengthens more regional economies.
When city and state investments flow through fragmented systems, economic mobility policy produces fragmented results. Coordination stalls. Progress stays isolated. Policy commitments need coordinated infrastructure to move from intention to population-level impact.
Local Drivers work alongside local and state leaders to turn economic mobility policy commitments into coordinated, community-level progress. Each Local Driver aligns workforce, education, and community systems around shared goals. What produces results in one region strengthens the policy case for the next.
JobsFirst Local Drivers have aligned 750+ partner organizations through a shared framework and connected more than 50,000 young adults to clearer paths to economic mobility. Coordinated policy investment produces outcomes that are visible, measurable, and repeatable across cities and regions.
JobsFirst gives local and state leaders a clear, proven way to align public investment with shared system goals. Start a conversation through our contact page and we will connect you to the right entry point for building economic mobility policy infrastructure in your region.