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JOLTS Day Graphs: May 2022 Edition

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
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Reduced job turnover in small U.S. firms is an overlooked benefit of paid sick leave

By Hilary Wething,

July 5, 2022

July 5, 2022

Hilary Wething,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 4
Economic Wellbeing, Health, Job Mobility, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Health, Job Mobility, Paid Leave
Equitable Economy

Why the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is good economics

By Michelle Holder, Shaun Harrison,

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2022

Michelle Holder, Shaun Harrison,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Race & Ethnicity
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New U.S. Census Bureau data show significant economic disparities among the LGBTQ+ community

By Raksha Kopparam,

June 29, 2022

June 29, 2022

Raksha Kopparam,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 2
Economic Inequality, Gender
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Gender
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: The economic impacts of access to abortion and contraception

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,

June 28, 2022

June 28, 2022

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 7
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Paid Leave, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Paid Leave, Race & Ethnicity
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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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