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Extending the $600 weekly unemployment boost would support millions of workers: See updated state unemployment data
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Cuts to the state and local public sector will disproportionately harm women and Black workers
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Almost four months in, joblessness remains at historic levels: Congress must extend the extra $600 in UI benefits, which expires in a little more than two weeks
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Hires up, layoffs down but more economic pain is on the horizon: Policymakers must act in order to protect workers’ health and economic well-being
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What to watch on jobs day: A false start to the recovery
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Nearly 11% of the workforce is out of work with no reasonable chance of getting called back to a prior job
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Expanded unemployment insurance continues to be a crucial lifeline for millions of workers: See updated state unemployment data
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Cutting off the $600 boost to unemployment benefits would be both cruel and bad economics: New personal income data show just how steep the coming fiscal cliff will be
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More than three months in, job losses remain at historic levels: Over one in five workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to get on
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‘Black women best’: Why putting Black women first may save us from economic disaster
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Now is still a good time to raise the minimum wage
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Trump’s ban on temporary work visas is an attempt to scapegoat immigrants during an economic collapse: Real reform would improve wages and working conditions
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Workers are striking during the coronavirus: Labor law must be reformed to strengthen this fundamental right
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DACA survives at SCOTUS: For now, ‘Dreamers’ will continue to be protected from deportation, but a permanent solution is urgently needed
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A quarter of a year in, job losses remain at historic levels: More than one in five workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to get on
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An open letter to economic institutions in the face of #BlackLivesMatter: Addressed to our allies in the economics community
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Updated state unemployment numbers: In 10 states, more than one in six workers are receiving or have filed for regular unemployment
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Three months in, the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic continues: More than one in five workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to get on
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Without federal aid to state and local governments, 5.3 million workers will likely lose their jobs by the end of 2021: See estimated job losses by state
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The U.S. economy remains in an enormous jobs deficit: The labor market was down 15.9 million jobs at the end of April (JOLTS data), and down 19.6 million at the middle of May (jobs data)
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The Fed’s crisis response: Helping corporations, yes, but mostly at the expense of financial predators
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Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement are linked to historical lynchings: U.S. counties where lynchings were more prevalent from 1877 to 1950 have more officer-involved killings
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What to watch on jobs day: The unemployment rate continues to climb but not equally for all demographic groups
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Release incarcerated Ohioans to flatten the coronavirus curve
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Close to one in four workers are either on unemployment benefits or are waiting to receive them: Congress must take action
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Public education job losses in April are already greater than in all of the Great Recession
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Six states have at least one million workers either receiving regular unemployment benefits or waiting for their claim to be approved
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More than one in five workers are either receiving unemployment benefits or waiting for approval: Congress must do much, much more
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Criminalization of black and brown communities in the Midwest adds to public health crisis during COVID-19 pandemic
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Without federal aid, many state and local governments could make the same budget cuts that hampered the last economic recovery