This project gathered ideas from leading experts in the US to develop job creation proposals that met the following criteria: designed for implementation by cities and/or states and will lead to net new job creation in the short-term; practical, sustainable, scalable and already tested; and all jobs created should be accessible for low-skilled workers and offer some career opportunity. Based on this research, they present a wide range of costs from — $1,000 to $230,000 per job — for the creation of a variety of jobs, from part-time self-employment through full-year, full-time high quality jobs. Together, these proposals can create millions of new jobs.
Project Contents:
Tax and Employment Policy Approaches
- Hiring Credits During Recessions
- Subsidized Jobs
- Short Time Compensation
- Infrastructure Investment
- Direct Job Creation Program
Sectoral or Industry Approaches
- Retrofitting Institutions
- Turning Waste Into Jobs
- Retrofitting Homes
- Reviving Manufacturing
- Improving Early Childhood Education Jobs
Entrepreneurship Approaches
- Community-Based Job Creation
- Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
- Regulatory Relief for Minority-Owned Businesses
- Tax Benefits for Entrepreneurs
