Search results for covid (620)
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Trump’s ban on temporary work visas is an attempt to scapegoat immigrants during an economic collapse: Real reform would improve wages and working conditions
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Workers are striking during the coronavirus: Labor law must be reformed to strengthen this fundamental right
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Inequities exposed: How COVID-19 widened racial inequities in education, health, and the workforce: Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor
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A quarter of a year in, job losses remain at historic levels: More than one in five workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to get on
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A majority of workers are fearful of coronavirus infections at work, especially Black, Hispanic, and low- and middle-income workers: Those facing risks are not proportionately receiving extra compensation
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An open letter to economic institutions in the face of #BlackLivesMatter: Addressed to our allies in the economics community
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Updated state unemployment numbers: In 10 states, more than one in six workers are receiving or have filed for regular unemployment
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Three months in, the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic continues: More than one in five workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to get on
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Without federal aid to state and local governments, 5.3 million workers will likely lose their jobs by the end of 2021: See estimated job losses by state
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The U.S. economy remains in an enormous jobs deficit: The labor market was down 15.9 million jobs at the end of April (JOLTS data), and down 19.6 million at the middle of May (jobs data)
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News from EPI › While welcome gains, job losses since February still total 19.6 million: Now is not the time to stop providing relief
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What to watch on jobs day: The unemployment rate continues to climb but not equally for all demographic groups
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Release incarcerated Ohioans to flatten the coronavirus curve
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Close to one in four workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to receive them: Congress must take action
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News from EPI › The Economic Policy Institute’s statement on the murder of George Floyd
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Public education job losses in April are already greater than in all of the Great Recession
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EPI testimony regarding Title IV of the CARES Act: Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Rebuilding the House That Anti-Blackness Built in Our COVID Response
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Black workers face two of the most lethal preexisting conditions for coronavirus—racism and economic inequality
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News from EPI › Racism and economic inequality have predisposed black workers to be most hurt by coronavirus pandemic
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Older workers and COVID-19: The harsh economic realities
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Criminalization of black and brown communities in the Midwest adds to public health crisis during COVID-19 pandemic
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Republicans and corporate interests exploit coronavirus crisis to erase companies’ liability
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Ending offshoring and bringing jobs back home will take more than tweets, press releases, and op-eds
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Who are essential workers?: A comprehensive look at their wages, demographics, and unionization rates
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Radical far-right CFPB task force threatens consumer protection
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A jobseeker’s allowance would respond to COVID-19 and beyond
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Latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data further illustrate the catastrophic COVID-19 labor market
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The System—Who Rigged It, How We Fix It: With former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich
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Updated state unemployment numbers: Large shares of the labor force have filed for unemployment in every state