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Posts June 6, 2013

Is starting college and not finishing really that bad?

In recent years there has been increasing concern about students who begin two- and four-year college programs but fail to complete a degree—particularly in li…
Posts May 3, 2013

Should the United States have 2.2 million more jobs?

Following the last five recessions in U.S. history, the economy added government jobs—an average of 1.7 million, in fact—that helped spur our economic recovery…
Policy Proposals April 17, 2013

Using data to improve the performance of workforce training

Workforce training programs have the potential to improve the lives and incomes of millions of Americans by lifting many into the middle class and preventing o…
Posts April 5, 2013

An evidence-based approach to improving worker training programs

There is significant pressure facing policymakers at all levels of government to fund programs that provide the best results for the best value. Worker trainin…
Posts March 8, 2013

Sequestration’s threat to America’s most vulnerable

In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project looks at current poverty trends in the United States, the important role of government support progra…
Posts December 16, 2012

How long will it take to get to 6.5 percent unemployment?

The Fed recently announced that it would keep interest rates at historic lows until the unemployment rate dropped below 6.5 percent, so long as inflation remai…
Posts December 7, 2012

The impact of fiscal cliff negotiations on American jobs: The tradeoff between deficit reduction and economic growth

As the year draws to a close, policymakers and the media have their sights fixed on the “fiscal cliff” – the rapidly approaching day on which federal law manda…
Posts December 4, 2012

The importance of unemployment insurance for American families and the economy

About two million U.S. residents stand to lose extended unemployment insurance benefits next month when legislation that temporarily increased how long people …
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