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Nyerere "Nye" Hodge is a policy specialist in Community and Economic Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. His research focuses on workforce development, specifically, future of work, policy disruptions, labor market trends, and career pathways. With a combined background in quantitative research methods and journalism, Nye uses his experience to uncover and report economic barriers to prosperity. Nye holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in international political economy from the University of Central Florida. Prior to joining the Atlanta Fed, he was a research analyst at a leading international workforce analytics firm, formerly known as Burning Glass. Prior to his career change, he developed his journalism chops as an associate news producer for the ABC News affiliate in Orlando, Florida.
Articles
2024
Nyerere Hodge, Stuart Andreason, and Carl E. Van Horn. "Then and Now: The Changing Landscape of Education Outcomes and Funding in the 21st Century." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (October 15, 2024).
2023
Nyerere Hodge, Stuart Andreason, and Carl E. Van Horn. "Then and Now: The Evolution of Key Worker Support Systems in the 21st Century." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (November 8, 2023).
Nyerere Hodge, Stuart Andreason, and Carl E. Van Horn. "Then and Now: Key Trends and Transformations in the 21st Century Labor Market." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (September 7, 2023).
Elizabeth Bogue and Nye Hodge. "Baseline for Work: 92 Percent of Jobs Require Digital Skills." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (August 10, 2023).
2022
Nye Hodge. "Discontent, Occupational Change, and the Roles Workers Are Leaving amid the Great Resignation." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Workforce Currents (September 28, 2022).
Special Publications
2023
Nye Hodge (contributor). "Closing the Digital Skill Divide."
National Skills Coalition (February 6, 2023).
2021
Anna Colanduoni, Nyerere Hodge, Bledi Taska, and Rucha Vankudre. "Building Bridges Towards Future Jobs." City & Guilds Group and Burning Glass Technologies (February, 2021).
Matthew Sigelman, Scott Bittle, Nyerere Hodge, Layla O'Kane, and Bledi Taska. "After the Storm: The Jobs and Skills that will Drive the Post-Pandemic Recovery." Burning Glass Technologies. (February, 2021).
2020
Scott Bittle, Nyerere Hodge, Layla O'Kane, Matthew Sigelman, and Bledi Taska. "Bad Bets: The High Cost of Failing Programs in Higher Education." Burning Glass Technologies. (November, 2020).
Podcast
2024
Nyerere Hodge. "A Discussion of the Changing US Labor Force." Economy Matters podcast (May 7, 2024).