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Workforce Needs

If current trends in the demand for skilled workers and the educational attainment of the state’s population continue, California will face a large skills gap by 2030.

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Explainer · March 2023

Is College Worth It?

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Report · July 2021

Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce

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Report · April 2021

Building California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System

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April 2, 2024

California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System Hits Major Milestone

Iwunze Ugo

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March 7, 2024

Video: Labor Force Participation in California

Chansonette Buck

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January 29, 2024

What to Watch for in Higher Education in 2024

Olga Rodriguez, Kevin Cook

Fact Sheet

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Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce

Shannon McConville, Sarah Bohn, Bonnie Brooks, Mina Dadgar

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Career Education and Economic Mobility in California

Featured Blog Post · July 21, 2022

Higher Education: The Economic Engine of California

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