There are big challenges for workforce development in the United States. Thirty years ago, 80 percent of American manufacturing jobs were unskilled, while today less than 12 percent fall in that category. From cloud technologies to globalization to emergent markets, the labor market is rapidly evolving. Workforce development can no longer just prepare workers for the jobs that exist now, it must prepare them for the jobs that are coming in the future. Informed by research compiled by the Third Way think tank, the strategies offered here are for businesses and communities to consider as they engage in workforce development.