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As the City of Atlanta has wrapped up its Summer Youth Employment Program, the Be Counted Campaign is the city's final push to capture and celebrate the contributions of local businesses that provided meaningful job opportunities for young Atlantans ages 14–24. The objective of … [Read more...] about MAX ALERT: City of Atlanta Seeks Input in Be Counted Campaign to Track Employer Engagement with Youth

You are invited to participate in a national survey and inform the future research efforts of WorkRise, a platform hosted by the Urban Institute for identifying, testing, and sharing bold ideas for transforming the labor market. This survey is a fieldwide effort to hear directly … [Read more...] about MAX ALERT: Urban Institute Seeks Your Input to Help Shape the Future of Workforce Research and Investment

From childcare and high demand careers to college completion grants and apprenticeships, lawmakers considered several important bills for Georgians during the 2025 Georgia General Assembly legislative session. Public policy leaders from the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the … [Read more...] about MAX Minutes with Public Policy Experts to Debrief 2025 Legislative Session Outcomes for Workforce Development

Compiled through MAX for the Leadership MAX Class of 2025 and broader network, Data Resources for Workforce Developers highlights several data tools from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, government agencies at the federal and state levels, the Atlanta Regional Commission, and … [Read more...] about MAX RESOURCE LIBRARY: Helpful Data for Workforce Development Professionals Just a Click Away

Members of our MAX Data Council and board of directors gathered last week to toast one of our MAX founders and founding chair of the MAX Data Council: Mike Carnathan Carnathan served as a key member of the research team that helped launch MAX in 2014 and stayed actively engaged … [Read more...] about MAX Celebrates Mike Carnathan, a MAX Founder and Founding Chair of MAX Data Council