Rockefeller Foundation Bets $100M to Create 20 Million Good Jobs Across 250 Distressed Communities

The Rockefeller Foundation launched a three-year, $100 million Big Bet on Good Jobs for America to connect up to 20 million people to stable, dignified work and to uplift about 250 distressed communities, focusing on healthcare and the care economy, energy transition, food systems, and AI-enabled industries. The initiative aims to create approximately 1.6 million additional good jobs and to scale effective approaches through policy, financing, and partnerships as part of a broader $300 million commitment since 2023 to help communities adapt to rapid economic and technological change amid AI disruption.