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The strong labor market has boosted US-born employment
Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson estimate that, contrary to the published data, U.S.-born employment increased by about 740,000 in 2023.
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The labor market experiences of workers in alternative work arrangements
In 2017, over 15 million workers (about 10 percent of the total U.S. workforce) were in alternative work arrangements. In this economic analysis, Ryan Nunn and…
Unpredictable and uninsured: The challenging labor market experiences of nontraditional workers
This blog post explores two important labor market disadvantages observed for nontraditional workers: more volatile hours and less health insurance coverage.
The COVID-19 crisis has already left too many children hungry in America
In this blog post, Lauren Bauer documents new evidence from two nationally representative surveys that were initiated to provide up-to-date estimates of the co…
How to reduce emissions as much as possible at the lowest cost
This blog post and video explain how existing emissions policies could be updated once a sufficiently high carbon price is in place. They also underscore the i…
We need to let economic data guide further economic policy responses to COVID-19
In this blog post, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh argues for the use of economic data-based triggers to ensure appropriate fiscal support that aligns …
What is work sharing and how can it help the labor market?
The U.S. unemployment insurance (UI) system replaces some of the earnings of workers who have lost their jobs, helping them to stay afloat during tough economi…
Who stands to lose if the final SNAP work requirement rule takes effect?
This interactive allows users to find out how many people and SNAP households lived in places that would have lost the protection of a SNAP work requirement wa…
We are already in a recession: Can we make it a short one?
If the COVID-19 pandemic can be controlled, good policy may be able to steer to a quick return from the economic shock. Policymakers have already stepped up, b…
