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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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The softening labor market shows resilience and some pockets of slack
Our review of key labor market indicators finds that the labor market remains tight but shows some pockets of slack.
Employment & Wages
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Policy Proposals
A federal guarantee for earned paid time off
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
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Event recap—How would across-the-board tariffs create chaos in 2025?
Healthy Economy
Tax Policy & Budget
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Immigration and the macroeconomy after 2024
Effective Government
Healthy Economy
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Profiles of change: Employment, earnings, and occupations from 1990–2013
There has been tremendous focus in recent years on the plight of the typical American worker. In this economic analysis, The Hamilton Project takes a careful l…
Minority and women entrepreneurs: Building capital, networks, and skills
The United States has an enviable entrepreneurial culture and a track record of building new companies. Yet women and minority entrepreneurs often face even gr…
Strengthening reemployment in the unemployment insurance system
Helping unemployed workers return to work has long been a policy challenge in the United States, and the urgency of the problem tends to increase during and af…
Three targeted approaches to expand employment opportunities
The United States has experienced a fairly steady recovery since the Great Recession—fifty-three consecutive months of positive job creation as of this writing…
An historical exploration of the jobs gap
As of the end of February 2015, our nation faces a jobs gap of 3.3 million jobs. In this economic analysis, The Hamilton Project explores the recent growth of …
The future of work in the age of the machine
Recent developments in technology, including the proliferation of smart machines, networked communication, and digitization, have the potential to transform th…
Nearly 30 percent of workers in the US need a license to perform their job: It is time to examine occupational licensing practices
Nearly 30 percent of workers in the U.S. need a license to perform their job. It is important to realize that occupational licenses are not mere state-sponsore…
Reforming occupational licensing policies
Evidence suggests that occupational licensing has had an important influence on wage determination, benefits, employment, and prices in ways that impose net co…
