As the nation looks toward a post-pandemic economic recovery, WorkingNation is speaking with the nation’s mayors about job creation, training programs, and in-demand industries in their communities in our Focus on... series.

In Louisville, Kentucky, the focus is on developing skills for a career as early as high schools.

"I think the cities that have figured out how to transition people that have been at the low end of the wage scale and working multiple jobs, to upskill those folks into technology careers, which we're doing here in Louisville, so that they've got one job that's got more than a family-supporting wage and a career track in front of it, is extraordinarily important." - Greg Fischer, mayor of Louisville.

Mayor Greg Fischer of Louisville, like other local leaders around the country, is dealing with the aftermath of 2020. His agenda is clear. Controlling the pandemic is a top priority. “A bad economy is a result of the pandemic. So that’s job one,” stresses Fischer, who also serves as the current president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

“Racial equity is flowing throughout our entire conversation with the tragedy seen in too many American cities. From George Floyd to Breonna Taylor, here in Louisville, has really impacted the conversation about what racial equity looks like in America,” says Fischer.

“Last time we were in a moment like this as a country was in the late '60s, and white America looked the other way. So, we intend to get it right this time.”

Fischer adds, “And then workforce. How do we go from these record levels of unemployment we have right now and recreate the economy?”

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