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Stateline: SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds
“As states enact stricter work requirements for the federal food stamp program, a new analysis suggests those requirements won’t enhance employment and will pu…
The Washington Post: See which jobs are most threatened by AI and who may be able to adapt
“‘All the important questions about AI’s effects on the labor market are still unanswered,’ Jed Kolko, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for Internatio…
The New Yorker: Can AI be pro-worker?
“In a new report for the Brookings Institution titled 'Building pro-worker AI,' which Acemoglu and Johnson wrote with another noted MIT economist, David Autor,…
NPR: Across the US, changes to SNAP benefits are kicking in
“Many SNAP participants are working. They’re working in the low-wage labor market, which is super volatile, and there’s a lot of job turnover. ... SNAP is supp…
The New York Times: Flexibility and rising costs are keeping mothers at work
“The share of women with children under 5 who are working or looking for work peaked at nearly 71 percent in September 2023 and continues to float above prepan…
The New York Times: How universal child care could change the economy
“The share of women in their prime working years who are in the labor force was 77.7 percent last month, down slightly from its all-time peak last August of 78…
USA Today: They were told they could have it all. So why are so many moms leaving their jobs?
“... the decline mirrors long-term trends tracked by The Hamilton Project , an economic policy initiative at the Brookings Institution, which found labor force…
MSNBC: Young women are working at near-record rates
“A study from The Hamilton Project looked at workforce participation of so-called prime-age men and women, and that research found that young women now are mor…
