EMPLOYMENT AS PREVENTION

ECONOMIC STABILITY

Good jobs. Local hiring. Real opportunity. Creating local hiring requirements and paid pathways tied to development approvals, and addressing long-term unemployment through targeted reemployment programs.

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THE PLAN

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ECONOMIC STABILITY

  • County unemployment increased from 3.3% (April 2025) to 4.2% (June 2025)
  • Long-term unemployed residents lack pathways back to work
  • Development approvals not tied to local hiring or workforce pipelines
  • Local hiring and paid pathways tied to development approvals
  • Back to Work PG program: wage subsidies, procurement preferences, training for residents unemployed 6+ months
  • PG Career & Collaboration Series for hiring halls, childcare, and transportation support
  • Create Back to Work PG with living-wage and retention guardrails
  • Require County contractors and incentivized developments to interview and report hiring of long-term unemployed residents
  • Launch quarterly PG Career & Collaboration Series with childcare and transportation support

ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

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