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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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Maximizing job-creation bang-for-buck by reducing import leakages: How many more jobs would be supported by infrastructure investments if import shares were lower in domestic manufacturing?
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A strong work-centered climate agenda must be central to addressing the next recession
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Class of 2019: High school edition
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: Continued strength or more labor market hiccups?
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A progressive strategy for addressing the next recession must include a deliberate, strategic focus on states and localities
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State unemployment by race and ethnicity
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Unchecked corporate power: Forced arbitration, the enforcement crisis, and how workers are fighting back
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How to think about the job-creation potential of green investments: A boost to labor demand that will create some jobs, shift some others—and increase job-quality overall
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Class of 2019: College edition
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News from EPI › Solid job growth in April, but don’t be fooled by the historically low unemployment rate—it fell as would-be workers left the labor force
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: An expected and continued return of workers into the labor force
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Black unemployment is at least twice as high as white unemployment at the national level and in 14 states and the District of Columbia
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News from EPI › Jobs rebound after volatile start to 2019
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EPI comments regarding SNAP work requirements
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A close look at recent increases in the black unemployment rate
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News from EPI › Job growth stalls in February—but don’t freak out
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: Stronger wage growth as prime-age labor force participation continues to climb
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Nonstandard work arrangements and older Americans, 2005–2017
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Before the State of the Union, a fact check on black unemployment
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: Furloughs and month-to-month volatility
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Updated employment multipliers for the U.S. economy
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The economy has made great strides since the recession, but some weakness lingers
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News from EPI › December jobs report shows fiscal stimulus, even if badly designed, really does boost growth
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: An assessment of the 2018 labor market, 11 years since the start of the Great Recession
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What labor market changes have generated inequality and wage suppression?: Employer power is significant but largely constant, whereas workers’ power has been eroded by policy actions
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News from EPI › Jobs report provides more evidence that the Fed should alter its course and not raise rates
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News from EPI › Strong jobs report continues positive trend that began in 2010
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Black unemployment is at least twice as high as white unemployment at the national level and in 12 states and D.C.: The highest African American unemployment rate is in the District of Columbia at 12.4 percent, while the highest white unemployment rate is in West Virginia at 5.0 percent
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News from EPI › Back-to-school jobs report shows a continue shortfall in public education jobs