Good Jobs
Defining and Measuring The Creation of Quality Jobs
Since the end of the Great Recession, almost 12 million jobs have been created — but most have been in low-wage occupations and at places like strip malls and fast-food restaurants. Average wages for working Americans have dropped 23 percent. It’s become clear that job creation does not equate to lasting economic change. In order to reverse the troubling trends […]
Apr 14, 2016 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Publications •
Small Businesses Can Drive A Quality-Jobs Economy
While our economy’s improved on paper, most of us know in our gut that’s not the whole story. During the last few years, quality job creation has been anemic, and way too many workers have jobs that don’t allow them to support themselves and their families. Since the end of the Great Recession, 11.3 million […]
Mar 02, 2016 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
The Challenges and Opportunities of Investing in Low-Income Communities
In the last twenty years, the United States has lost over 3 million manufacturing jobs — 56,000 in June 2003 alone. For those workers who still have jobs, many are not being paid enough to live. The value of the current minimum wage, $5.15, is 21% less than it was in 1979. In the context […]
Jul 23, 2015 – Good Jobs • Publications •
A New National Imperative: Promoting Economic Mobility Through Quality Job Creation
By Brenna McCallick and Tonusree Basu Last week, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address and spoke at length about the growing income inequality in the United States. The availability of jobs was a prominent theme; the hour-long speech included over 25 mentions of jobs, wages or worker benefits. The President cited several […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Why Small Businesses are the Backbone of America
Guest blogger Katherine Pilnick is a personal finance writer, blogger and editor for Debt.org, a financial help website. America’s small businesses are a vital part of the economy as a whole, and their success is essential to economic growth and prosperity. Small businesses have the unrivaled potential to create jobs and put money back into […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Good Jobs • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
5 Reasons Small Businesses Shouldn’t Dump Health Care Benefits
Here’s an interesting article that relates quite well to the research our Insight Team has been working on: Forbes article by Rob Lynch, Contributor That true harbinger of winter is here: open enrollment. As the seasons change, employees will be spending a little extra time in the HR department picking out a health plan for […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
A Big Idea for Job Creation
The California Organized Insurance Network (COIN) CDFI Tax Credit program (the Program), administered by the California Department of Insurance, has a track record of creating jobs in some of California’s most underserved communities. Drawing on a well-designed policy framework, an efficient and dedicated team of public officials responsible for COIN, and an effective statewide infrastructure […]