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Employment and Wages

Policies to create quality jobs, enhance productivity, and foster broad-based economic growth are essential for raising the economic security of U.S. households. 

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The labor market impact of deportations
Chloe East explores the research on the consequences of increasing the number of deportations on the U.S. labor market.
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Assessing the state of household finances in nine charts
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The strong labor market has boosted US-born employment
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Has pay kept up with inflation?

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The labor market impact of deportations
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Assessing the state of household finances in nine charts
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The strong labor market has boosted US-born employment
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Prime-age women are still driving the labor market recovery

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Two pro-growth policies for Harris: Immigration and trade
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What Trump's immigration stance signals to US labor market
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We do need more moms in politics. JD Vance won’t get us there
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'We feel stuck': Child care needs limit women's work force gains

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Has pay kept up with inflation?
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Career earnings by college major
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Exploring the geography of prosperity
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Where work pays: Occupations & earnings across the United States

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