Workforce
Talent is one of our country’s most important assets—yet our current methods for discovering and cultivating talent are outdated—built for another time and a different economy. For America to grow and prosper, we need new systems fit for our modern economy.
Our shared economic success as a nation will depend on our ability to source, develop, and deploy our workforce successfully, but for too many the labor market is broken, inaccessible, or non-existent.— Jason Tyszko, U.S. Chamber Foundation Senior Vice President
Employer-led career pathways connecting K-12 education and workforce needs through industry-designed learning experiences, high-quality work-based learning, and credentials of value.
Across our nation’s talent pipeline, we explore the stories of employers investing in the workforce of today and tomorrow to close the skills gap.
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Our workforce data systems are stuck in the past. In response, we released The New Data Paradigm—a forward-looking framework to modernize how America’s education and job data are collected and used.
Programs
The challenge of our time is creating a workforce system that develops the talent needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow. At the U.S. Chamber Foundation, we address this challenge through our commitment to promoting innovative workforce development solutions. We achieve this by building employer-led, agile workforce development systems and programs.
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- Half of all workers at small businesses already use AI at work — and the vast majority are using it to get more done, not to automate themselves out of a job. That is the central finding of the inaugural Main Street AI Monitor, released today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in partnership with Ipsos.This report shows how artificial intelligence can turn real-world experience into verified, portable skills data—helping make invisible skills visible. Through real-world testing, Experience You Phase 2 demonstrates how Learning and Employment Records can expand opportunity and enable a more skills-based labor market.At AI+Work, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation convened leaders to examine how AI is reshaping work. The conversation focused on trust, human capabilities, lifelong learning, small business leadership, and why successful AI adoption depends on people, not just technology.Zach Fiore is helping the Metro Atlanta Chamber adapt Talent Pipeline Management® for one of the nation’s largest labor markets. By shifting from job-based alignment to shared talent challenges, he has built a more flexible, employer-driven approach to workforce strategy at scale.Corrie Melton brings a data-driven, employer-led approach to workforce development through the Talent Pipeline Management® (TPM) framework. From launching collaboratives in Tallahassee to scaling statewide at the Florida Chamber of Commerce, she builds systems grounded in trust, data, and continuous improvement.Madison Cabagbag, a 15-year-old student, led a real-world marketing challenge through the EPIC program, partnering with a local business. The experience highlights how work-based learning initiatives build career skills, connect students with employers, and deliver fresh, actionable ideas to industry partners.Vincent Ginski leveraged TPM® to transform workforce coordination in North Carolina. From launching a 24-employer collaborative in Gaston County to supporting 10 collaboratives statewide, he brings a data-driven, employer-led approach to closing talent gaps at scale.Pathways with Purpose is a new initiative supporting employer-led partnerships to expand career pathways and work-based learning for high school students, helping align education with workforce needs, and connect young people to in-demand careers and economic opportunity.Employer-led career pathways connecting K-12 education and workforce needs through industry-designed learning experiences, high-quality work-based learning, and credentials of value.
