Jobs
Never before in EPI’s history has our work on jobs and unemployment been more critical, or more widely recognized, than it was over the past two years: a period marked by persistently high unemployment, reduced hours and lost wages. The unemployment rate has been at or above 9% for close to two years and more than 16% of the country’s workers are either unemployed or underemployed.
All work on this topic
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Sequester cuts to Emergency Unemployment Insurance Compensation will likely cost around 30,000 jobs
May 7, 2013 | | Blog
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At a time of persistent economic weakness, today’s jobs report represents an ongoing disaster
May 3, 2013 | | Economic Indicators
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A jobs report that would be fine in good times represents an ongoing disaster now
May 3, 2013 | | Quick Takes
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175,000 jobs a month won’t make us whole until 2020
May 1, 2013 | | Blog
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The missing workers: how many are there and who are they?
April 30, 2013 | | Blog
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Why do so many people want to only pursue the expensive ways to fix job-quality?
April 30, 2013 | | Blog
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How to stomp on promising developments in the economy: Austerity
April 8, 2013 | | Blog
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Senate Democratic budget overly focused on deficit reduction
March 26, 2013 | | Blog
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House Democratic budget would also boost employment
March 18, 2013 | | Blog
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Infrastructure investments and Latino and African American job creation
March 14, 2013 | | Report
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Ryan proposes another path to fewer jobs and slower growth
March 12, 2013 | | Blog
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Job openings and hiring increased slightly in January, but there are still 3.3 job-seekers for every job opening
March 12, 2013 | | Economic Indicators
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Testimony in support of HB 1204: “Labor and Employment – Maryland Wage and Hour Law – Payment of Wages”
February 27, 2013 | | Testimony
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Obama and Abe should address currency manipulation and Japanese trade barriers
February 21, 2013 | | Blog
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Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, regarding the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
February 14, 2013 | | Testimony
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From free-fall to stagnation: Five years after the start of the Great Recession, extraordinary policy measures are still needed, but are not forthcoming
February 14, 2013 | | Report
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Signing trade deals is a terrible jobs strategy
February 13, 2013 | | Blog
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The president can end currency manipulation with the stroke of a pen, halving the U.S. trade deficit and creating millions of jobs
February 11, 2013 | | Blog
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What we read today
February 8, 2013 | Blog
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The Progressive Caucus’s sensible approach to sequestration: Prioritizing jobs and growth
February 5, 2013 | | Blog
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How raising Maryland’s minimum wage will benefit workers and boost the state’s economy
January 31, 2013 | | Blog
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Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ would result in an austerity-induced recession
December 21, 2012 | | Blog
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For fairness and job creation, the Buffett Rule is a no-brainer
November 27, 2012 | | Blog
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The employment impact of coupling the Buffett Rule with job creating investments
November 26, 2012 | | Report
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State recoveries continue, but smart policy choices remain critical
November 20, 2012 | | Economic Indicators
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Five job creation policies for handling the fiscal obstacle course and slowing deficit reduction
November 15, 2012 | | Blog
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Recommendations for successfully navigating the fiscal obstacle course
November 15, 2012 | | Blog
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What does President Obama’s re-election mean for the ‘fiscal cliff?’
November 8, 2012 | | Blog
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Robert Samuelson on government jobs: They exist, but people who recognize them are like flat-earthers
October 26, 2012 | | Blog
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Most states experience positive economic trends, but threats loom
October 19, 2012 | | Economic Indicators
