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Untapped: Redefining Hiring in the New Economy

Join a discussion to explore employer success in hiring workers in Boston who don't hold a four‐year college degree.

March 27, 2019
  • 8:30am - 10:30am
  • 4 Copley Place
    Floor 2
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Taylor Connolly
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2019-03-27T08:30:00 - 2019-03-27T10:30:00

In 2016, Massachusetts became the first state where 50 percent of the workforce holds a four‐year college degree. In general, states with better-educated workforces have stronger economies with robust job growth and high wages. Yet, this prosperity has not been shared equally across all workers in the Commonwealth. This disparity is even greater in Boston, recently ranked first in income inequality among America’s largest 50 cities. What accounts for this continued growth in inequality across educational groups?

“Untapped: Redefining Hiring in the New Economy” seeks to examine this matter at its core. The report has been conducted by Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and Burning Glass Technologies, and commissioned by the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. Through an extensive analysis of worker resumes, job postings, and other data points, a new lens is applied to non‐BA workers in Greater Boston and the degree to which they align with employer demand.

Please join us as we hear from the report’s author and a panel of employers, each of whom have taken a specific approach to hiring non-BA workers in Boston. The panel will explore what actions City leaders, employers, and community institutions can take to support a more inclusive and productive workforce.

March 27, 2019
  • 8:30am - 10:30am
  • 4 Copley Place
    Floor 2
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Taylor Connolly
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2019-03-27T08:30:00 - 2019-03-27T10:30:00
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