A range of health experts note that Blacks face a higher risk of exposure to the virus, because significant numbers of them are concentrated in urban areas and are working in essential industries. About 20 percent of Black workers reported being eligible to work from home, compared with about 30 percent of their White counterparts, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Final Call
April 22, 2020
“I think there’s no doubt that the world economy is headed for the deepest recession since at least the Second World War and possibly since the Great Depression,” said economist Robert Scott, the director of trade and manufacturing policy research at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington.
VOA
April 22, 2020
Paid sick leave also impacts some sectors more than others. just 48 percent of workers in leisure and hospitality have access to paid sick leave,” according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Moguldom Nation
April 22, 2020
That number of suddenly uninsured people comes from a report by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. Occupy Democrats confirmed in a Facebook message its post was based on that study.
Farmers Advance
April 22, 2020
Projections vary on the future of leisure and hospitality employment in Santa Barbara County. The country has already surpassed the 19.8 million job loss the Economic Policy Institute predicted would occur by June, according to Rupert. That would translate to about 165,000 jobs lost in California’s leisure and hospitality sector, 11,000 of which would come from Santa Barbara County.
Noozhawk
April 22, 2020
Over the past month, nearly 22 million workers filed unemployment claims, and nearly all of the jobs gained in the last five years have been lost. In addition, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that 19.8 million workers will lose their jobs or be furloughed by summer, and that the national unemployment rate will be well above 15 percent by July.
Dianne Feinstein
April 22, 2020
According to the Economic Policy Institute, “Greener industries grow faster than the overall economy… States with greater green intensity have generally fared better in the current economic downturn… Green jobs are accessible to workers without a college degree… Manufacturing plays a strong role in the green economy… Green jobs go beyond the renewable energy industry.” With all of the facts right in front of us, why are Republican policymakers hesitant to support policy like the Green New Deal? Why did Donald Trump back out of the Paris Climate agreement? Surely supporting policy like this would bring new jobs in solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear and all other forms of renewable energy.
Daily Utah Chronicle
April 22, 2020
Over the past month, nearly 22 million workers filed unemployment claims, and nearly all of the jobs gained in the last five years have been lost. In addition, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that 19.8 million workers will lose their jobs or be furloughed by summer, and that the national unemployment rate will be well above 15 percent by July.
Jeff Merkley
April 22, 2020