![jacek-dylag-pmxt0xtq-a-unsplash.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/datasmart/files/jacek-dylag-pmxt0xtq-a-unsplash.jpg?itok=AMllabyn) # Economic Mobility In Focus A Roundup of Articles and Resources on Economic Mobility January 22, 2020 - January 22, 2020 - [Economic Mobility](/economic-mobility) Economic mobility is a critical part of a healthy and productive city. Individuals must have the ability to engage in meaningful work and earn living wages, and city governments can use many different levers to assist residents with achieving those goals. Policies on housing, retirement savings, and education all effect economic mobility. Data and technology can be an important part of new economic opportunities, and support research to identify policies that help people improve their economic situations. The featured content below includes examples of economic mobility in practice, resources and more. [### Map Monday: The Growing Spatial Gap Between Low-Wage, Hourly Job Seekers and Employers ](/news/article/map-monday-growing-spatial-gap-between-low-wage-hourly-job-seekers-and-employers) August 05, 2019 August 5, 2019 Data Visualization Map: Too Far From Jobs: Spatial Mismatch and Hourly Workers Geographic Area: United States Year Published: 2019 Datasets: Snag America’s cities used to be places where anyone could move to, boost their wages, and live a... ![Map of Bay Area showing the mismatch between available jobs and housing](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/sf_mismatch.png?itok=YRdBkydj) [### Racial Equity as Resiliency: Lessons from the Boston Economic Mobility Lab ](/news/article/racial-equity-resiliency-lessons-boston-economic-mobility-lab) October 17, 2019 October 17, 2019 Economic Mobility “What more can city government do to promote upward economic mobility?” This is the question that Jason Ewas and Alexandra Valdez ask themselves every day at the City of Boston’s Economic Mobility Lab. Ewas, the Lab’s... ![boston-river-view-full.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/boston-river-view-full.jpg?itok=oRiZtvc3) [### One City’s Collaborative Approach to Putting Data to Work ](/news/article/one-citys-collaborative-approach-putting-data-work) April 04, 2018 April 4, 2018 Civic Data This post originally appeared on Stephen Goldsmith's Better Faster Cheaper blog on Governing.com. Tucked along Lake Ontario, the Canadian city of Mississauga is a bustling hub of business, performance and innovation. While... ![mississauga_small.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/mississauga_small.jpg?itok=6UxdvgXP) [### Map Monday: Zoning for Opportunity ](/news/article/map-monday-zoning-opportunity) July 29, 2019 July 29, 2019 Data Visualization Map: Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot Geographic Area: United States Year Published: 2019 Goal: Illustrate how cities zone for residential land use and how legislation is... ![portland_or_mm.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/portland_or_mm.png?itok=941A6090) [### Case Study: A Digital Re-design of Boston’s Summer Youth Employment Platform ](/news/article/case-study-digital-re-design-bostons-summer-youth-employment-platform) July 24, 2018 July 24, 2018 Civic Analytics Network In 2015, Pew released a staggering report highlighting the drastic decline in summer youth employment in the U.S., with less than one third of American youths holding a summer job in the preceding year. In 2016, the... ![mapc_listing.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/mapc_listing.png?itok=ojSHXCVD) [### Map Monday: Leveraging Maps and Data to Drive Inclusive Growth in Cities ](/news/article/map-monday-leveraging-maps-and-data-drive-inclusive-growth-cities) November 18, 2019 November 18, 2019 Data Visualization Map: Economic Complexity in Metropolitan Areas of the United States (Brookings) Geographic Area: United States Goal: Using economic complexity indices to demonstrate/compare the potential US metro areas have to grow... ![Decorative economic complexity map of the United States](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/economic_complexity_in_metro_areas_in_us.png?itok=6zyZOLXe) [### Cities, Data and the Future of Work ](/news/article/cities-data-and-future-work) May 29, 2018 May 29, 2018 Economic Mobility This post originally appeared on Stephen Goldsmith's Better Faster Cheaper blog on Governing.com. Technological innovation is remodeling the workforce, transforming the jobs people do as well as how, where and when they do... ![future_of_work_small.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/future_of_work_small.png?itok=aqAXuNMU) [### Map Monday: A Regional Tool for Economic Development ](/news/article/map-monday-regional-tool-economic-development) January 13, 2020 January 13, 2020 Data Visualization Map: Economic Value Atlas Geographic Area: Portland-Vancouver metro area Goal: The objective of the Economic Value Atlas is to better align economic development, regional planning, and infrastructure investment in... ![Main page of the Economic Value Atlas, with a map of Portland and legend](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/eva_portland.png?itok=DHGIQ2fZ) [### Innovating for Equity: Anti-Poverty Nudges in California ](/news/article/innovating-equity-anti-poverty-nudges-california) November 19, 2019 November 19, 2019 Equity This post is part of the Innovating for Equity series. In California, there are over 7 million individuals who go to work each day, follow the rules, and earn a paycheck, yet don’t have access to an employer-sponsored retirement... ![innovating_series_listing_image_1.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/innovating_series_listing_image_1.png?itok=K7LMjoOb) BY DATA-SMART CITY SOLUTIONS • JANUARY 22, 2020 See also:- [ Economic Mobility ](/topics/economic-mobility) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)