In Good Company - What NYC’s Employers Should Do to Expand Access to Good Jobs

Oct 15, 2026

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In Good Company examines how New York City’s employers can expand access to competitive, well-paying jobs while addressing persistent racial, gender, and disability-related inequities. It outlines workforce underrepresentation across major industries and explains how opportunity gaps are sustained by recruitment, hiring, retention, and limited work-based learning. Supported by the Gantcher Family Foundation, the report profiles six employer-led initiatives and provides recommendations for employers and government leaders to scale effective strategies.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages22

Reading Time55 min

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In Good Company

Company Spotlights

What NYC-Based Employers Are Doing to Expand Access to Good Jobs

Investing in Talent: Centerbridge’s CUNY Investment Industry Fellowship

Apprenticeship at Accenture: Scaling the Learn-and-Earn Model Beyond the Building Trades

Unlocking Creative Careers: Expanding Access to Advertising Jobs at Horizon Media

Rewarding Inclusion: Paying Employee Resource Group Leads at LinkedIn

Careers in Care: Preparing At-Risk Young Adults for Healthcare Jobs at Montefiore Medical Center

Hiring for Skills, Not Degrees: Rethinking Degree Requirements to Open Good Jobs to Skilled Workers from Underrepresented Backgrounds

Conclusion

| 2022 | | | --- | --- | | | | MAY In Good Company What NYC’s Employers Should Do to Expand Access to Good Jobs In Good Company is a publication of the Center for an Urban Future. Researched and written by Eli Dvorkin. Edited by Jonathan Bowles and Laird Gallagher. Additional research and writing by Laird Gallagher, Anacaona Rodriguez Martinez, Billy Richling, JT Ennis, and Therese Rodrigues. Designed by Stislow Design. Center for an Urban Future (CUF) is a leading New York City–based think tank that generates smart and sustainable public policies to build a stronger and more equitable economy. This report was made possible through support from the Gantcher Family Foundation. General operating support for the Center for an Urban Future has been provided by The Clark Foundation, the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, and the Altman Foundation. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jonathan Bowles EDITORIAL & POLICY DIRECTOR Eli Dvorkin EVENTS AND OPERATIONS MANAGER Stephanie Arevalo EDITOR Charlotte Crowe RESEARCH AND MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST Melissa Lent DATA RESEARCHER Charles Shaviro BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gifford Miller (Chairman) Michael Connor (Vice Chair) Max Neukirchen (Treasurer) Margaret Anadu Jonathan Bowles Russell Dubner Lisa Gomez Jalak Jobanputra Kyle Kimball David Lebenstein Eric S. Lee Monisha Nariani Andrew Reicher John Siegal Thomas Vecchione Table of Contents In Good Company In Good Company ................................................... 1 Company Spotlights What NYC-Based Employers Are Doing to Expand Access to Good Jobs ..... 4 Investing in Talent: Centerbridge’s CUNY Investment Industry Fellowship ...................... 5 Apprenticeship at Accenture: Scaling the Learn-and-Earn Model Beyond the Building Trades .............. 7 Unlocking Creative Careers: Expanding Access to Advertising Jobs at Horizon Media .................... 9 Rewarding Inclusion: Paying Employee Resource Group Leads at LinkedIn...................... 11 Careers in Care: Preparing At-Risk Young Adults for Healthcare Jobs at Montefiore Medical Center ......................................... 13 Hiring for Skills, Not Degrees: Rethinking Degree Requirements to Open Good Jobs to Skilled Workers from Underrepresented Backgrounds .................... 15 Conclusion ...................................................... 17 IN GOOD COMPANY In Good Company CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMY IN NEW YORK CITY WILL REQUIRE BOLD ACTION FROM Mayor Adams and the City Council, including major new investment in city programs that help expand access to the good jobs that are growing in the economy. But the private sector will also need to step up. In particular, the city’s leading employers should develop and scale up programs of their own that create far more opportunities for New Yorkers of color to gain access to the well-paying jobs that they are creating. A growing number of New York-based employers are already taking promising steps to diversify their workforces, through changes to recruitment, hiring, and retention practices and investments in internships, apprenticeships, mentoring, and on-the-job training programs. But much more is needed. Indeed, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, New York City’s economy reflected stark inequalities. New Yorkers of color are alarmingly underrepresented in most of the city’s well-paying industries: For instance, Black New Yorkers makeup 22 percent of the city’s workforce, but hold just 7 percent of the jobs in the securities industries, 7 percent of the positions in advertising, 8 percent in publishing and 9 percent in the tech sector.1 In nearly 100 industries, white New Yorkers out-earn Black New Yorkers by at least $10,000 .2 Similar disparities persist in many industries and occupations for Hispanic New Yorkers, Asian New Yorkers, and women. The factors that produce these disparities are complex and pervasive, likely including persis

FAQs

Why does the report focus on expanding access to good jobs in New York City?

It argues that bold action is needed from both government and private employers to create far more opportunities for New Yorkers of color to reach well-paying jobs that are growing in the economy.

What inequalities does the report highlight across NYC industries?

It notes that New Yorkers of color are underrepresented in many well-paying industries and that pay gaps persist across sectors for Black, Hispanic, Asian New Yorkers, and women.

What does the report provide to guide employers and policymakers?

It offers a snapshot of six employer-led initiatives, explains what is working about these approaches, details how each company implemented them, and provides specific recommendations for collaboration between employers and government leaders.

Oct 15, 2026

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