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April 2, 2012
Ingrid Schroeder and Erin Currier: The American Dream
Experts from the Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative and the Economic Mobility Project offer their combined insight on the landscape of Americans’ circumstances today as compared to other economic downturns in the nation’s recent history. more
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Long-Term Unemployment, Five Ways to Look at It
In April 2010, the Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative released A Year or More: The High Cost of Long-Term Unemployment,which examined the extent of the country’s long-term (LT) unemployment problem and its impact on the nation's fiscal condition. The report defined “long-term unemployment” as a jobless period of a year or longer.
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- States' Fiscal Health
Sarah Emmans: States' Revenue Estimating
Sarah McLaughlin Emmans explains the process states use to forecast revenue, discusses the challenges that they continue to face, and outlines measures some states have used to improve accuracy.
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- Stateline Story
Government Employment Grew in 22 States, Analysis Finds
TODAY'S TAKE: An analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that 22 states added government jobs between September 2007 and September 2011, a period that has been known for public worker layoffs.more -
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Study: California Is Best at Retaining Skilled Workers
ECONOMY & BUSINESS BEAT: Despite its well-known fiscal and economic problems, California is best at preventing "brain drain," according to a new report.more -
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California, New Jersey Offer Low-Fee Unemployment Cards
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: California and New Jersey offer the best prepaid cards with the fewest fees to access unemployment benefits … Florida uses Twitter to help find homes for foster children ... Nine states could face penalties for missing welfare's work participation thresholds, and other social policy news. more
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Labor Offer Keeps New Jersey Tolls From Going Private
MANAGEMENT BEAT: Toll collectors will keep jobs but see pay cut by 24 percent … Massachusetts looks to take health care off the bargaining table … Missouri may auction more than 1,000 acres of state property near prisons, and other management news. more
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Unemployment Rate Dips in 34 States
TODAY'S TAKE: New figures from the U.S. Labor Department show joblessness dropping in two-thirds of the states. Nevada retains the highest rate at 13.4 percent. North Dakota has the lowest at 3.6 percent. more
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October 2010 Update: The High Cost of Long-Term Unemployment
A of August 2010, 4.4 million people—roughly the population of Louisiana—had been out of work for a year or more; an increase of nearly 30 percent since December 2009. more
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Unemployment: A Lost Decade for 12 States
TODAY'S TAKE: California has fewer people in its workforce today than it did in 1999. For Alabama and Indiana, 1993 is the last time the employment ranks were so thin. And for Michigan - unquestionably the nation's hardest-hit state in terms of unemployment - 4.1 million people have jobs today. That's the smallest total since August of 1987, when Ronald Reagan was president.more