This policy brief discusses one promising short-term strategy for retaining the region's recent college graduates: expanding the use of internships within the region to help college students-including non-native-learn more about local job opportunities.

This Policy Brief summarizes analysis in The Center's 2008 Research Report: The Future of the Skilled Labor Force in the Region: The Supply of Recent College Graduates.

To review other Center research about regional labor market trends and demographics, please visit our research index.