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Workforce Development News – January 4, 2021

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4 Major Unknowns of How Vaccines Will Affect the Covid-19 Pandemic

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CFOs Optimistic but Uncertain About the Pace of Recovery

“Corporate financial decision-makers are generally optimistic about U.S. economic prospects, but note downside risks for 2021, as well as a trend towards workforce automation.”
https://www.richmondfed.org/research/national_economy/cfo_survey/data_and_results/2020/20201222_data_and_results

To Expand the Economy, Invest in Black Businesses

“St. Louis has largest representation of Black businesses among the 112 metropolitan areas with data for Black businesses.”
https://www.brookings.edu/essay/to-expand-the-economy-invest-in-black-businesses/

The “She-Cession” Persists, Especially for Women of Color

“As the pandemic continues to upset work and home life, women of color, younger women and less educated women remain more likely to lose a job or work hours and shoulder the burden of closed or virtual schools and day cares.”
https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2020/december/she-cession-persists-women-of-color

How Businesses Can Find “Hidden Workers”

“Even before the pandemic, these low- and middle-skills workers were cut out of the economy. It’s time to bring them back.”
https://hbr.org/2020/12/how-businesses-can-find-hidden-workers

COVID-19 Vaccines Meet 100 Million Uncertain Americans

“Five potential challenges to at-scale vaccine adoption.”
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/pharmaceuticals-and-medical-products/our-insights/covid-19-vaccines-meet-100-million-uncertain-americans

How to Encourage Employees to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine

“Some people are hesitant about the Covid-19 vaccine, which is reasonable. Here’s the best way to talk to employees about it.”
https://www.inc.com/brit-morse/covid-19-office-vaccine-biontech-pfizer-moderna.html

The 4 Major Unknowns of How Vaccines Will Affect the Covid-19 Pandemic

“Covid-19 vaccines are here, but key questions remain.”
https://www.vox.com/22174626/covid-19-vaccine-coronavirus-trials-efficacy-protection-pfizer-moderna

The Forgotten Dimension of Diversity

“Any hopes we might have of addressing racial inequity in the workplace require a clear-eyed analysis of its root causes—and these are increasingly connected to social class.”
https://hbr.org/2021/01/the-forgotten-dimension-of-diversity

Should Social Distancing Be Mandatory during a Pandemic?

“Lack of social distancing by one person during the pandemic creates an externality: a higher risk of infection for all. People left to their own devices do not internalize all its benefits.”
https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/fourth-quarter-2020/should-social-distancing-be-mandatory-during-pandemic

2020 in 20 Charts

“From voting to vaccines and from protests to pets, a look at 2020’s biggest trends.”
https://www.vox.com/recode/21727016/2020-in-charts-covid-vaccine-pandemic-election

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