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NYC Talent Announces $1.4 Million in New Public-Private Investment to Help Prepare New Yorkers for Green Collar Careers
April 25, 2025
Today the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYC Talent) celebrated Earth Week by announcing $1.4 million in new funding toward advancing the workforce commitments of the Green Economy Action Plan (GEAP), first announced in 2024 by Mayor Eric Adams. 


City of New York Sets New Standard for Accessibility Training with Microsoft Partnership
February 25, 2025
Today, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYC Talent) and its Center for Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion in collaboration with Microsoft announced the launch of a citywide Digital Accessibility Training.


Mayor Adams Announces $2 Million Investment to Build and Expand Apprenticeships Across Diverse Sectors | City of New York
February 7, 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today continued “Jobs Week” by awarding $2.1 million to nine organizations to create, expand, and implement apprenticeships in diverse sectors and connect more underserved New Yorkers to good-paying careers. 


Mayor Adams Announces $2 Million Investment to Expand "Jobs NYC" Initiative, Delivering job Opportunities and Trainings to Economically-Disadvantaged Communities
February 4, 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Dynishal Gross today continued "Jobs Week" by announcing a $2 million investment to expand the "Jobs NYC" model, which uses hiring halls and community partnerships to bring job opportunities and trainings to communities facing high unemployment.


NYC Talent and Partners Across City Government Continue to Expand Onramps to Good Careers for Working New Yorkers in 2024
December 20, 2024
The NYC Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYC Talent) celebrates a landmark 2024 by continuing to connect New Yorkers to good paying careers and ensuring the city's employers can access the talent they need to thrive. Talent and workforce development is central to making the city a more affordable place for working New Yorkers.


Mayor Adams Announces More Than 15,000 Apprenticeship Opportunities Created in Less Than Three Years
November 22, 2024
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has delivered more than 15,000 apprenticeship opportunities in less than three years – more than halfway to the administration's moonshot goal of creating 30,000 apprenticeships by 2030.


The City of New York Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month With Major Accomplishments to Connect New Yorkers With Disabilities to Careers
October 29, 2024
The City of New York, the Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYC Talent) and the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) today celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) by acknowledging the employers, advocates, and community organizations that are helping to reduce barriers to employment for individuals with disabilities and make the city's economy more inclusive for all New Yorkers.


Mayor Adams Celebrates Milestone in Connecting New Yorkers to Jobs, Training Opportunities, Building on Record-Breaking Job Growth
September 16, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce (NYC Talent) today announced nearly 8,500 job-seeking New Yorkers were connected to employment, free training, and workforce development resources over six months through the "Jobs NYC is a multi-pronged citywide effort to reduce barriers to economic opportunities and deliver workforce development services directly to communities across the five boroughs that are experiencing high unemployment.


Mayor Adams Announces Expanded Workforce Services, Hiring Milestone For New Yorkers With Disabilities
August 1, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYC Talent), and the New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) today announced expanded workforce services for New Yorkers with disabilities and celebrated a hiring milestone for this community.


Mayor Adams Launches City's First Community Hiring Effort With $1.2 Billion to Connect Underserved New Yorkers With Good-Paying Jobs
June 20, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the city's first-ever community hiring effort, which will leverage more than $1.2 billion in city contracts to create job opportunities for underserved New Yorkers.


Mayor Adams Celebrates Major Progress on Administration's Moonshot Goal of Delivering 30,000 Apprenticeships by 2030
June 12, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated major progress towards achieving the administration's moonshot goal of delivering 30,000 apprenticeships by 2030, a key commitment first laid out in his 2023 State of the City address.


Mayor Adams Launches Workforce Development Council to Unlock new job Opportunities for New Yorkers
April 4, 2024
Workforce Development Council Will Establish, Grow Public-Private Partnerships to Deliver on Training, Job Opportunities for New Yorkers


Mayor Adams Launches Multi-Pronged Effort to Connect More New Yorkers to Jobs and Training, Reduce B | City of New York
March 27, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced "Jobs NYC," a new multi-pronged citywide effort to reduce barriers to economic opportunities and deliver workforce development services directly to communities across the five boroughs that are experiencing high unemployment.


Mayor Adams Unveils Ambitious Plan to Make New York City Leader in 'Green-Collar' Jobs | City of New York
February 28, 2024
State of the City Commitment Will Grow City's Green Economy, Train and Position New Yorkers to Benefit from Nearly 400,000 Green-Collar Jobs by 2040


NYC Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development Makes Significant Achievements to Better Position All New Yorkers to Thrive in the Jobs of the 21st Century
January 10, 2024
NYC Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development Will Build on this Momentum in 2024 to Strengthen the Impact and Effectiveness City's Talent and Workforce Development System


NY Daily News Op-ed: New Opportunities for NYC Youth
December 27, 2023
The world economy is changing – and New York City needs to change with it. Today's employers hire talent for jobs that don't yet exist, to use technologies that haven't yet been invented, and to solve problems that have yet to be identified. At the same time, many young people who could fill those needs have difficulty getting the right credentials or training, and are often overlooked by traditional hiring strategies.


Mayor Adams Announces Citywide Action Plan to Build Inclusive Career Pathways for Young People
December 11, 2023
Pathways to an Inclusive Economy: An Action Plan for Young Adult Career Success" Outlines Over $600 Million Citywide Plan to Prepare 250,000 Youth for Workforce


Mayor Adams Announces Creation of Office of Community Hiring, Doug Lipari as Executive Director
July 27, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the formation of the Office of Community Hiring and the appointment of Doug Lipari as its executive director.


Mayor Adams Announces New Investment to Support Career Advancement for People With Disabilities
July 26, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced a new, two-part investment to support career advancement for people with disabilities and expand access to internships, training seminars, jobs, future careers, and financial counseling.


What They are Saying: New Yorkers Show Support for Mayor Adams' Blueprint for Future of NYC's Talent and Workforce
June 21, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today unveiled 'Pathways to an Inclusive Economy'.


Mayor Adams Outlines "Working People's Agenda" for NYC in Second State of the City Address
January 26, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today outlined a "Working People's Agenda" in his second State of the City address, delivered at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.


Mayor Adams Announces Major Investment in NYC Workers and Employers, new Approach to Talent and Workforce Development with $18.6 Million Federal Grant
August 15, 2022
Mayor Signs Executive Order to Further Empower Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development, Convene Future of Workers Task Force