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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
Olivia Howard, Lauren Bauer, Celine McNicholas, and Margaret Poydock use administrative data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to assess the number of cases the NLRB closed, the reason those cases closed, and the number of new cases filed in 2025, compared to recent years.
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Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
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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…
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 …
How does our economic future compare with that of 2008? A glimpse at America’s road to recovery
As Americans prepare to cast their ballots for president, many voters are pausing to assess the state of the economy. In this month’s employment analysis, The …
Regardless of the cost, college still matters
There is ongoing debate about the rising cost of college and whether that investment is still worthwhile in today’s economy. In this month’s employment analysi…
Staying in school: A proposal to raise high-school graduation rates
Derek Messacar and Philip Oreopoulos present a strategy for reducing the dropout rate. Key elements of the proposal include raising the compulsory schooling ag…
Learning from the successes and failures of charter schools
Because many successful charter schools represent a radical departure from traditional public schools, they often embody a black box to educational reformers. …
Harnessing technology to improve K-12 education
Education technologies hold promise for personalized learning and for building basic skills, but a fundamental obstacle remains: the effectiveness of learning …
A dozen economic facts about K-12 education
The Hamilton Project explores both the condition of education in the United States and the economic evidence on several promising K-12 interventions that could…
