Publications

6.1 job seekers per job opening in September

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Ratio of job seekers to job openings narrows slightly in September.

Fact sheet: Double-digit unemployment

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The safety net and the recession

{REL[pub_author_1]ECwdCTbtREL} {REL[pub_author_2]VTH6VXLsREL} October 8, 2009

On October 8, EPI President Lawrence Mishel testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Income Security and Family Support, warning that unemployment would continue to rise, at least through the middle of 2010. "We need to help families weather this storm and do what we can to generate jobs and a robust recovery," he said.