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Updated employment multipliers for the U.S. economy
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Class of 2018: High school edition
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In 14 states and DC, the African American unemployment rate is at least twice the white unemployment rate: The highest African American unemployment rate is in the District of Columbia at 12.9 percent, while the highest white unemployment rate is in West Virginia at 5.2 percent
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UI claims and GDP growth are historically bad: Now is not the time to cut benefits that are supporting jobs
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Congress has failed to extend additional unemployment benefits as millions of workers across the country file new UI claims
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Why we still need the $600 unemployment benefit
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Joblessness remains at historic levels and there is no evidence UI is disincentivizing work: Congress must extend the extra $600 in UI benefits
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Ambitious investments in child and elder care could boost labor supply enough to support 3 million new jobs
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Recovering fully from the coronavirus shock will require large increases in federal debt—and there’s nothing wrong with that
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Debt and deficits in the coronavirus recovery: Answers to frequently asked questions
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Joblessness remains at historic levels: The extra $600 in UI benefits expires next week—Congress must extend it
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Extending the $600 weekly unemployment boost would support millions of workers: See updated state unemployment data
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Cuts to the state and local public sector will disproportionately harm women and Black workers
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Almost four months in, joblessness remains at historic levels: Congress must extend the extra $600 in UI benefits, which expires in a little more than two weeks
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Hires up, layoffs down but more economic pain is on the horizon: Policymakers must act in order to protect workers’ health and economic well-being
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News from EPI › Two months of gains, but a huge jobs deficit remains, and deepening pain is on the horizon: Congress needs to act
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What to watch on jobs day: A false start to the recovery
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Nearly 11% of the workforce is out of work with no reasonable chance of getting called back to a prior job
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Expanded unemployment insurance continues to be a crucial lifeline for millions of workers: See updated state unemployment data
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Cutting off the $600 boost to unemployment benefits would be both cruel and bad economics: New personal income data show just how steep the coming fiscal cliff will be
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More than three months in, job losses remain at historic levels: Over one in five workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to get on
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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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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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The Fed’s crisis response: Helping corporations, yes, but mostly at the expense of financial predators
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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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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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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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Six states have at least one million workers either receiving regular unemployment benefits or waiting for their claim to be approved