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The Power of Anecdotal Data
We know that many individuals, families, and communities face systemic barriers to economic prosperity—particularly historically underserved communities and people of color. The Atlanta Fed has made improving economic mobility and resilience a guiding principle, prioritizing listening, learning, researching, educating, convening, and collaborating with those who can take action to create a more inclusive and resilient economy.2A key component of the Atlanta Fed's work is gaining a holistic understanding of economic conditions in the Southeast. Traditional, quantitative measures of economic ...
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What Enrollment Numbers Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About Access to Postsecondary Training Programs
While there has been some debate over the value of college, workers and employers still perceive credentials as important for employability. 1 Postsecondary education, or "formal learning opportunities beyond high school,"2 is linked to greater labor force participation, higher employment rates, and increased individual economic success.3 Access to postsecondary training, however, remains an issue.To better understand postsecondary access, in this Workforce Currents we analyze available enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary ...