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United States	Workforce Development We support efforts to increase the supply of good jobs and provide opportunities for poor and disadvantaged people to acquire marketable skills and develop the resources necessary to get and keep good jobs. We employ market-oriented strategies that address demand and supply issues in labor markets and promote job availability for low-income people. We also seek improvements in policies that support the development of skills among unemployed and underemployed people and that provide a range of work supports.

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Description

United States

Workforce Development
We support efforts to increase the supply of good jobs and provide opportunities for poor and disadvantaged people to acquire marketable skills and develop the resources necessary to get and keep good jobs. We employ market-oriented strategies that address demand and supply issues in labor markets and promote job availability for low-income people. We also seek improvements in policies that support the development of skills among unemployed and underemployed people and that provide a range of work supports.

Strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement.