Key Points Opportunity varies by place in the US, with the lowest levels of opportunity in states in the former Confederacy and American Indian reservations. Rural America faces unique challenges in relative income, education, age, population, and life expectancy, and current federal government grants and programs do not sufficiently meet policy goals. Place-based funding in rural areas can potentially propel growth in local economies, and outcomes-based programs are crucial for wise government investment. Texas offers an example of investment on a state level for local economic growth incentives. Read the full pdf. Introduction The Workforce Futures Initiative is a research collaboration among the American Enterprise Institute, the Brookings Institution, and the Project on Workforce at Harvard Kennedy School’s Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. The initiative aims to develop concise and actionable reviews of existing research for federal, state, and local policymakers. Since August 2021, the group has provided a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss policy ideas, evaluate evidence, and identify priorities for new research on the future of work and the public workforce system. The first report,
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