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Upskilling for an Equitable Recovery: Hardest-Hit New Yorkers Most Vulnerable to Automation

Report - March 2021

Upskilling for an Equitable Recovery: Hardest-Hit New Yorkers Most Vulnerable to Automation

Many of the New Yorkers who have been hit hardest by job losses in recent months are also the workers most vulnerable to automation. New York City's next mayor should create an automation preparation plan to ensure an inclusive economic recovery.

by Eli Dvorkin, Charles Shaviro, and Laird Gallagher

Tags: automation economic opportunity workforce development human capital economic growth tech skills crisis middle class jobs project


General operating support for the Center for an Urban Future has been provided by The Clark Foundation and the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation.

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This report is a publication of the Middle Class Jobs Project, a research initiative made possible by the generous support of Fisher Brothers and Winston C. Fisher. 

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