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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
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Building tomorrow’s workforce today: Twin proposals for the future of learning, opportunity, and work
In this proposal, Richard Arum and Mitchell Stevens propose twin federal government initiatives to incentivize innovation in instructional delivery throughout …
Teen disengagement is on the rise
In this analysis, we present two data interactives that let you explore how trends in teen labor force participation and school enrollment during the academic …
Raise the SNAP maximum benefit to reduce food insecurity
In a new video, Lauren Bauer explains the problem of food security in America and avenues for addressing it.
Why extend Pandemic EBT? When schools are closed, many fewer eligible children receive meals.
Between 9 and 17 million children live in a household where the adults say that their children do not have enough to eat, and they do not have the resources to…
An eviction moratorium without rental assistance hurts smaller landlords, too
An eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical for the health and economic security of renters—but it is only half the solution. Without renta…
From survival to revival: How to help small businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an existential threat to small businesses, with more than 400,000 lost since the crisis began. Many small businesses are financiall…
Ten facts about COVID-19 and the US economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the United States with a set of unique public health and economic challenges. Economically, the crisis has negatively affec…
Five figures highlighting the economic impact of COVID-19
This blog post features five figures from recent Hamilton Project essays and analyses that illustrate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need…
