Good afternoon. Welcome, Secretary Walsh and our guests, to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Today, we’re excited to release our new Job Quality Toolkit, along with seven case studies provided by the National Skills Coalition. Small- and medium-sized employers are the building blocks of our economy, and those that offer high-quality jobs have a clear competitive advantage. The demand for workers...

Following the Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement: “The Inflation Reduction Act is a historic piece of legislation that realizes President Biden’s vision to bring down healthcare and prescription drug costs for families, reduce our deficit, and make our tax code fairer. It also marks the largest federal...

Cravins will lead the Minority Business Development Agency in its mission to support minority business enterprises across the country Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that Donald R. Cravins, Jr. will be the first-ever Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Under...

Sydney Lyn Lewis is an intern in the Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program for the Office of Habitat Conservation. In this intern spotlight, she shares her experience as a summer intern, working in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This is the final installment of a seven-part series. Can you share a little bit about yourself and why you chose the U.S. Department of...

Samantha Swartz is an intern in the Commerce Department. In this spotlight, she writes about her experience as a summer intern. This is the sixth installment of a seven-part series. Can you share a little bit about yourself and why you chose the U.S. Department of Commerce for your internship? My name is Sam Swartz, and I am a rising junior at Brown University studying International & Public...

The Toolkit identifies tactics for small and medium-sized businesses to improve job quality and partner with workers to retain a high-performing workforce The U.S. Department of Commerce launched the Job Quality Toolkit , which provides strategies and actions to help small-and-medium-sized organizations recruit and retain a high-performing workforce. The Toolkit also includes eight case studies of...

Margaret (Meg) Lillis is an intern for the International Trade Administration’s Global Markets, Office of Africa. In this Q&A, Meg writes about her experience as a summer intern for the Department of Commerce and what’s next for her. This is the fifth installment of a seven-part series. Can you share a little bit about yourself and why you chose the U.S. Department of Commerce for your internship...

Thank you for that introduction and thank you to the Maryland Department of Labor for hosting us. We’ve lived through an historic moment. The pandemic changed our daily lives, including the way we work. American workers are seeking new skills and quality jobs, and U.S. employers are transforming how they do business. Providing access to the new, high-quality jobs of the future and giving workers...