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Decline in Employment Rates by State Since 2007

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Decline in Employment Rates by State Since 2007

September 2, 2011

Every state has lost jobs since the start of the Great Recession – some more so than others.  Declines in industry in states like North Carolina, Michigan, and Indian have driven the employment losses, while others like California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah and Florida have not made up for losses in construction following the housing crisis.  This map shows the decline in employment-to-population ratio by state since the recession began in 2007. This ratio measures the fraction of the working-age population that is either unemployed or out of the labor force and provides the broadest measure of the health of the labor market.

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Evolution of the “Job Gap” and Possible Scenarios for Growth

February 3, 2012 • Charts

The Hamilton Project tracks the monthly “job gap,” which is the number of jobs that need to be created in order to return to pre-recession employment levels while still absorbing the 125,000 workers entering the labor force each month.

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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: Welcome and Moderated Discussion: Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Job Creation in the New Millennium

November 30, 2011 • Audio

Former Treasury Secretary and Hamilton Project Advisory Council member Robert E. Rubin welcomes the crowd at the event "Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages."  He then leads a moderated discussion with White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Alan B. Krueger.

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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: Roundtable: Creating More-Effective Education and Workforce Development Systems in the States

November 30, 2011 • Audio

Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates a panel discussion between Georgetown University Professor of Public Policy Harry J. Holzer, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Vice President Rhandi Berth, Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program Executive Director Maureen Conway, and Walla Walla Community College President Steven VanAusdle at the event "Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages."

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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: Moderated Discussion: Apprenticeships and Training for America’s Jobs of the Future

November 30, 2011 • Audio

Evercore Partners Founder and Chairman Roger C. Altman moderates a discussion with Siemens President and CEO Eric A. Spiegel at the event "Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages."

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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: Remarks: Senator Patty Murray

November 30, 2011 • Audio

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) provides remarks at the event "Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages."

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