Employment
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on workforce entities [2021]
Workforce development and job service entities experienced the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost all reporting disruptions in 2021. Here’s what survey data tells us.
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[Watch] High-Quality Early Care and Education: Cost, Affordability & Racial Equity
The pandemic highlighted the important role early care and education (ECE) plays in supporting working-age parents. In this webinar, gain insights from research on the cost of providing high-quality ECE, challenges low- and moderate-income families face in paying for it, and the racial and ethnic equity issues at play. Watch on demand.
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Going over the benefits cliff: The catch of higher wages
Landing a better-paying job is the dream of many Americans. But what happens when a higher salary makes it harder to pay the bills?
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Caregiving, women in the labor market, and economic recovery—learnings and data from our research seminar
The pandemic highlighted the important role of caregivers in the economy, but it also heightened their struggles.
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A collaborative approach to one state’s child care challenges
Lack of affordable, high-quality child care prevents many individuals from going back to work after the COVID-19 pandemic—and from entering the job market altogether. In Delaware, first-hand insights from parents, employers, and small business owners inform solutions to easing child care challenges in the state.
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[Watch] Envisioning a US economy that works for everyone
Imagine that racial and gender gaps in the labor market did not exist. Would economic benefits extend beyond people no longer facing disparities? A team of Federal Reserve community development experts created a data simulation to find out. In this webinar, learn what it reveals. Watch on demand.
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New dashboard highlights Native Americans’ place in national labor force conversations
How are Native Americans faring in the labor market? The new Native American Labor Market Dashboard lets you track statistics are not readily available anywhere else.
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How much could US states gain by closing racial and gender gaps in the labor market?
Imagine that racial and gender gaps no longer exist in the labor market. Would economic benefits extend beyond people no longer facing disparities?