Economic Snapshots
March 31, 2004
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- Unemployed wait longer and longer for jobs
- Where has all the income gone? Look up.
- Leaving in droves
- The Recovery Act worked
- Immigration helps boost relative wages of U.S.-born workers at all levels of education
- Worst economic crisis since the Great Depression? By a long shot.
- The Corrosive Effects of Inequality on Health
- Private sources of spending cannot sustain job growth
- Layoffs moderating, but hiring not yet picking up
- Many children left behind
- High unemployment: A fact of life for American Indians
- Calling in sick not an option for most low-paid workers
- State and local budget shortfalls will cause heavy drag on growth
- Jobs creation effort needs to focus on good jobs
- Minorities, less-educated workers see staggering rates of underemployment
- Money to spare for health care
- Highest earners get biggest tax breaks for saving for retirement
- Public health insurance offsets large losses in private coverage
- Most black children grow up in neighborhoods with significant poverty
- Lost investment during a recession can prolong pain
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