Job Creation Estimates for New York through U.S. THRIVE Agenda

This higher level of employment in New York would be sustained throughout the 10 years of the investment program (assum- Chirag Lala ing no other major changes in New York’s economy were to occur).2 Thus, if the THRIVE program were implemented in full in 2021, employ- ment in New York would increase by 440,000 jobs and that higher level of employment would continue in the state as the 10-year prog. [...] Overall, the rise in the state’s employment opportunities will provide a founda- tion for a broader improvement in living conditions for the people of New York.6 Of course, this expansion in job opportunities would be in addition to the benefits to the people of New York through implementing the THRIVE investment program—i.e. [...] economy-wide impact of the THRIVE Agenda also includes data on 1) wages, benefits and unionization rates for workers currently employed in the range of activities associated with the THRIVE Agenda; 2) educational attainment levels of these workers; and 3) shares of women and people of color employed in these activities at present. [...]   For New York specifically, the separate 2017 study Clean Energy Investments for New York State provides extensive details on job quality and the demographic composition of the workforce specifically for an investment program similar to the THRIVE Agenda.  PERI / NEW YORK Employment Creation through THRIVE Agenda Investments 4 NEW YORK Energy Efficiency and Clean Renewable Energy Investments thro. [...] In the words of the late Professor Robert Heilbroner, we at PERI “strive to make a workable science out of morality.” Established in 1998, PERI is an independent unit of the University of Massachusetts, Am- herst, with close ties to the Department of Economics.