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Employment and Wages

Policies to create quality jobs, enhance productivity, and foster broad-based economic growth are essential for raising the economic security of U.S. households. 

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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.
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Work permit applications suggest prior immigration is still pushing up labor supply—for now
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Tracking work permit applications among eligible immigrants
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Higher new Census population estimates will affect the employment report

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A primer on SNAP work requirements
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Work permit applications suggest prior immigration is still pushing up labor supply—for now
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Higher new Census population estimates will affect the employment report
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Low-income workers experience—by far—the most earnings and work hours instability

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Friday’s jobs report will be confusing. Here’s how to make sense of it.
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Trump immigration policies may 'reduce GDP growth' by 0.5%
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Trump’s plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices
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Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force

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Tracking work permit applications among eligible immigrants
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Has pay kept up with inflation?
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Career earnings by college major
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Exploring the geography of prosperity

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