Preparing Opportunity Youth for the Future of Work

Jobs for the Future. 88 Broad Street 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-728-4446; Fax: 617-728-4857; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.jff.org

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Out of School Youth; Unemployment; Youth Employment; Futures (of Society); Technology; Late Adolescents; Job Skills; Ethnic Groups; Education Work Relationship; Poverty; Disadvantaged; 21st Century Skills; Semiskilled Workers; Employment Opportunities; Skill Development; Experiential Learning; Financial Support; Incentives

The future of work--resulting from fast- paced changes in technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and fluctuations in the way we perform work--will create economic growth and new jobs across the country, but only for communities that are prepared and for workers with the necessary skills. This report outlines Jobs for the Future's policy recommendations to prepare opportunity youth to meet the challenges the changing nature of work poses.

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