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The Hamilton Project produces and commissions policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth by embracing a significant role for well-designed government policies and public investment.
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A primer on SNAP work requirements
An explainer on work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) summarizes the research on work requirements and their efficacy.
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
Social Insurance
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Work permit applications suggest prior immigration is still pushing up labor supply—for now
Employment & Wages
Immigration
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Higher new Census population estimates will affect the employment report
Employment & Wages
Immigration
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Low-income workers experience—by far—the most earnings and work hours instability
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
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Rebuilding Communities Job Subsidies
Many place-based policies have been unsuccessful, failing to deliver cost-effective benefits to disadvantaged communities; meanwhile areas across the county ha…
The geography of prosperity
Ryan Nunn, Jana Parsons, and Jay Shambaugh investigate the factors that have created concentrated prosperity in the United States while leaving many places beh…
Workers with low levels of education still haven’t recovered from the recession
Despite economic gains and recent increases, the share of Americans ages 25-54 participating in the labor force is still below pre-Great Recession level. The H…
Who loses SNAP benefits if additional work requirements are imposed? Workers.
Millions of Americans could lose their SNAP benefits if Congress adopts additional work requirements that mandate SNAP beneficiaries work at least 20 hours per…
The recent rebound in prime-age labor force participation
Over the last three years, amid a strengthening labor market, the prime-age (25- to 54-year-old) labor force participation rate has increased. This blog post e…
Employment status changes put millions at risk of losing SNAP benefits for years
To investigate the extent of exposure to additional work requirements for SNAP participants, we describe monthly employment stability and find considerable chu…
Where work pays: How does where you live matter for your earnings?
Educational and occupational choices matter for your earnings, but where you work matters, too. Employment opportunities and wages in some occupations vary sub…
Independent workers and the modern labor market
An estimated 15.5 million U.S. workers have alternative arrangements for their primary employment—this includes independent contractors, on-call workers, tempo…
