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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

By Kate Bahn, Emilie Openchowski,

June 27, 2022

June 27, 2022

Kate Bahn, Emilie Openchowski,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 6
Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Job Mobility, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Job Mobility, Pay Equity
In Conversation

In Conversation with Lee Badgett

By Kate Bahn,

June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022

Kate Bahn,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 2
Gender, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Gender, Pay Equity
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This year’s Juneteenth is a celebration of emancipation and a reminder that pervasive wealth inequality persists for most African Americans

By Shanteal Lake,

June 17, 2022

June 17, 2022

Shanteal Lake,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
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LERA 2022 participants focus on boosting worker power and uplifting marginalized voices in the U.S. workplace

By Equitable Growth,

June 9, 2022

June 9, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 1
Economic Inequality
TOPICS: Economic Inequality
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May jobs report: Young workers are entering a uniquely evolving U.S. labor market

By Kate Bahn, Kathryn Zickuhr,

June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022

Kate Bahn, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Post-secondary Education
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Post-secondary Education
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: May 2022 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Raksha Kopparam,

June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr, Raksha Kopparam,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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JOLTS Day Graphs: April 2022 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Raksha Kopparam,

June 1, 2022

June 1, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr, Raksha Kopparam,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
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Is there a skilled labor shortage? The economic evidence on skills gap and labor shortage concerns

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

May 31, 2022

May 31, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 7
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Post-secondary Education, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Post-secondary Education, Wage Stagnation
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Scholars researching how Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities navigate the U.S. economy, labor market, and society

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,

May 26, 2022

May 26, 2022

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 2
Economic Inequality, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Race & Ethnicity
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