"More than 50 million Americans live in economically distressed communities, marked by inadequate jobs, poorer health outcomes, higher crime, and frayed civic life."
"Economic opportunity in the United States has become astonishingly concentrated. In 2020, just over a hundred of America's 3,000-plus counties accounted for half of all U.S. job growth."
"When prime-age employment is weak, the damage compounds: fewer paychecks, a smaller tax base, and a growing sense that hard work does not lead anywhere."
"Communities that never fully recovered from previous economic shocks risk falling even further behind as artificial intelligence reshapes work."
Over 50 million Americans live in economically distressed communities characterized by inadequate jobs, poor health, and higher crime rates. Despite low national unemployment rates, many counties experience significantly lower prime-age employment. Economic opportunity is increasingly concentrated in a small number of counties, which accounted for half of U.S. job growth in 2020. Communities that have not recovered from past economic shocks face further challenges as artificial intelligence reshapes the job market, leading to fears of job elimination among workers.
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