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Higher new Census population estimates will affect the employment report
Labor force and employment numbers will be affected by new Census population revisions that account for immigration.
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July 26, 2024
Prime-age women are still driving the labor market recovery
Prime-age women have driven the post-pandemic labor market recovery, but labor force participation rates vary among different demographic groups.
Papers
March 7, 2024
New immigration estimates help make sense of the pace of employment
This analysis considers recent immigration flows and implications for the labor market, consumer spending, GDP, and inflation.
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February 29, 2024
All workers should be able to earn time off: The federal government should guarantee it
Betsey Stevenson makes the case for "earned time off," which would make paid leave available to more workers and give them control over how to use it.
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December 7, 2023
Which nontraditional students are also in the labor force?
An assessment of nontraditional students focuses on prime-age adults who are both in the labor force and enrolled in postsecondary programs.
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October 24, 2023
Have workers gotten a raise?
A comprehensive evaluation of real pay changes since the pandemic looks at pay measures, inflation effects, and the distributional breakdown.
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October 5, 2023
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…
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September 26, 2023
The coming end of federal child care funding threatens working mothers’ gains
Women have made impressive gains in the labor market, but if Congress fails to allocate additional funding for the sector, work will be more difficult for mill…
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August 30, 2023
Prime-age women are going above and beyond in the labor market recovery
The greatest contributors to the post-pandemic rebound in labor force participation are prime-age women–remarkably, those with young children.