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Jobs report: Amid continued job gains, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander workers experience the U.S. labor market in different and often hidden ways

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,

May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, GDP 2.0, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, GDP 2.0, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: April 2022 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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JOLTS Day Graphs: March 2022 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

May 3, 2022

May 3, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
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Unions and the enforcement of labor rights: How organized labor protects U.S. workers against unfair and illegal employment practices

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Bargaining Power
TOPICS: Bargaining Power
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Bolstering labor movements and boosting worker power this May Day

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,

April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Race & Ethnicity
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Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee on robust government investments

By Michelle Holder,

April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022

Michelle Holder,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
In Conversation

In Conversation with Cecilia Conrad

By Kate Bahn,

April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022

Kate Bahn,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 1
Pay Equity
TOPICS: Pay Equity
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Modeling future economic damages from climate change is an important and underdeveloped area of research

By Michael Garvey,

April 22, 2022

April 22, 2022

Michael Garvey,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Climate, Fiscal Policy
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Climate, Fiscal Policy
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Factsheet: Six frequently asked questions about schedule quality and Fair Workweek laws across the United States

By Equitable Growth,

April 15, 2022

April 15, 2022

Equitable Growth,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, Schedule Stability
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Schedule Stability
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