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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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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
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More than one in five workers are either receiving unemployment benefits or waiting for approval: Congress must do much, much more
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More than a quarter of the workforce in 10 states has filed for unemployment
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Nearly one in four workers has applied for unemployment benefits: Congress must do much, much more
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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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Latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data further illustrate the catastrophic COVID-19 labor market
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Six states saw increases in unemployment claims last week: Many workers who are not usually eligible have filed for unemployment
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What to watch for in tomorrow’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data release: A sharp fall in job openings and hires
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In the last eight weeks, more than one in five workers applied for state unemployment insurance benefits: Congress must act
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Domestic workers chartbook: A comprehensive look at the demographics, wages, benefits, and poverty rates of the professionals who care for our family members and clean our homes
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Updated state unemployment numbers: Large shares of the labor force have filed for unemployment in every state
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News from EPI › A waking nightmare: Today’s jobs report shows 20.5 million jobs lost in April
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What to watch on jobs day: Job losses in April may set U.S. employment levels back 20 years