Great Talent Exists, but the Path to Hiring It Isn’t Always Clear
Rapid shifts in technology, AI, and industry constantly redefine the skills businesses need. Yet traditional training programs and credentials rarely keep pace. When work, education, and community systems run on separate tracks, capable young adults miss out on career paths, and employers miss out on critical talent.
72%
of US Job Openings Will Require Postsecondary Training by 2031
Growing demand for specialized credentials requires structured pathways to verify skills.
30% to 50%
of an Entry-Level Salary Is Lost with Every Turnover Event
Without structural support, attrition spikes and drains your recruitment budgets.
54.2%
of Working-Age New Yorkers are Eliminated by Degree Filters
This locks employers out of over half the local talent pool, missing a massive subset of viable candidates.
Join Us to Build Better Paths Forward
JobsFirst NYC partners with employers to design talent pipelines that move training, credentials, and early-career advancement in sync with the skills businesses depend on. The result is a workforce that strengthens as the system around it strengthens.
Workforce Solutions That Keep Business Thriving
JobsFirst NYC applies a disciplined approach to reduce hiring friction and connect employers to job-ready talent. Proven models do not stay local; best practices travel across cities and regions.
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Learn More: Young Adult Sectoral Employment ProjectYoung Adult Sectoral Employment Project
A first-of-its-kind effort to test how sector strategies can be most effectively adapted to better serve young adults.
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Learn More: Sector Network: TechSector Network: Tech
A partnership actively coordinating to keep training responsive to the city’s evolving digital economy.
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Learn More: Sector Network: HealthcareSector Network: Healthcare
A partnership to improve skills training and increase access to careers in the healthcare industry.
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Learn More: Sector Network: Green EconomySector Network: Green Economy
A cross-sector partnership building a strong green economy that creates good jobs, expands economic mobility, and improves quality of life.
When Employers and Workforce Systems Move in Sync, Everyone Wins
Local Drivers—local workforce intermediaries—use a shared process to align training, hiring, and advancement. Each Local Driver builds on what others have learned. Solutions that work in one region strengthen the pipeline in the next.
20+
Years of Workforce Infrastructure
Proven workforce solutions stabilize employer talent pipelines across industries.
220+
Partners in Sync
Employers, training organizations, schools, community organizations coordinated through one shared framework.
$200M+
Funds Raised & Leveraged
Public and private resources advance innovative and effective solutions.
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Build and Keep Talent in NYC
JobsFirst NYC connects employers to a shared framework that turns industry demand into high-performing training and early-career pathways. Your participation strengthens the system for every business in your region.
FAQ
JobsFirst NYC partners with employers to design talent pipelines that move training, credentials, and early-career advancement in sync with the skills businesses depend on. Optimizing talent in NYC starts with a shared framework: one that reduces hiring friction and connects employers directly to job-ready young adults.
Rapid shifts in technology, AI, and industry constantly redefine the skills businesses need. Traditional training programs rarely keep pace. More than half of working-age New Yorkers are eliminated by degree filters alone, locking employers out of a massive share of viable local talent. Optimizing talent in NYC means building pipelines that reach further and hold longer.
JobsFirst NYC applies a disciplined, five-step approach to incubate and scale early-career models that connect employers to job-ready talent. Proven models do not stay local: best practices for optimizing talent in NYC travel across cities and regions, strengthening pipelines wherever they land.