Activating New York City’s Middle-Wage Economy
Join the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative on the morning of June 3rd for an in-person convening featuring new research on in-demand middle-wage occupations from Burning Glass Institute.
Activating New York City’s Middle-Wage Economy is an update on the collaborative’s recently announced strategic focus: increasing connections to middle-wage occupations and upskilling opportunities for low-income New Yorkers. In response to New York City’s deepening affordability challenges, rising poverty, and rapidly evolving labor market, the workforce development ecosystem must continue to provide the stability of entry-level employment while also expanding pathways to real economic mobility. Over the next three years, the collaborative will support progress toward this middle-wage goal through strategic partnerships, high-potential pilots, and targeted research and policy initiatives.
The program will open with a fireside chat with New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro, in conversation with Garrett Lucien, Executive Director of Coro New York. Shapiro will discuss her extensive reporting on affordability issues, her profiles of workers and families, and the role of journalism in shaping the public discourse on New York City’s economic challenges.
The collaborative’s research partners, Burning Glass Institute and the Center for New York City Affairs, will then present new analyses of NYC’s in-demand middle-wage occupations and the demographics of New Yorkers in low- and middle-wage jobs.
Featured Guests:
Eliza Shapiro, Reporter, The New York Times
Garrett Lucien, Executive Director, Coro New York Leadership Center
Research Presentations:
Identifying the Middle-Wage Occupations That Move Workers Ahead
Gaius Ahamide, Economist, Burning Glass Institute
Luke Chen, Lead Economist, Burning Glass Institute
Erik Leiden, Managing Director of Workforce Strategy, Burning Glass Institute
Shrinidhi Rao, Chief of Staff and Workforce Sector Lead, Burning Glass Institute
Middle Wage: How Well are New Yorkers Currently Doing?
Lauren Melodia, Director of Economic & Fiscal Policy, Center for New York City Affairs
All attendees must register in advance.
This event is hosted by Philanthropy New York at the Ford Foundation (James Baldwin Room), at 320 East 43rd Street, New York City.