Key Takeaways
The COVID-19 pandemic is illustrating the need for industries such as healthcare to broaden access to their workforce to meet the growing demand for talent
There are more than 29,000 state and federal regulations that impede access to employment, professional licensing, and entrepreneurship on the basis of a criminal conviction
Employment barriers particularly impact people of color: White job applicants with criminal records have a callback rate of 17 percent, Black applicants with criminal records receive callbacks at a rate of only 5 percent