Worker Voices Special Brief: Pursuing Advancement through Personal Investment

Author:

Bogue Simpson Elizabeth1ORCID,Williams Tiffani1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Abstract

Worker Voices participants described their persistence in taking steps to improve their employment outcomes. They pursued skill-building opportunities and were more willing to leave lower-quality jobs, sometimes to pursue self-employment instead. However, their efforts were met with mixed results.

Publisher

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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