Preparing Hoosiers for the Workforce

March 18, 2021

Finding a job can be a stressful process, whether you’re a recent graduate or someone who’s been laid off, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today we talk about the state's efforts to prepare graduates for the workforce and help Hoosiers across the state find jobs. We look at Indiana's unemployment numbers during the pandemic and how they've changed in the last year, and find out who's been hit the hardest. And we talk about what the state could do to improve its efforts.

Produced by Drew DaudeIin.

Guests:

Teresa Lubbers
Commissioner for Higher Education, Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Fred Payne
Commissioner for Workforce Development, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Katie Jenner
Secretary of Education, Indiana Department of Education