December 2010 Addendum: A Year or More: The High Cost of Long-Term Unemployment
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
- January 20, 2011
Quick Summary
As of December 2010, 30 percent of the 14 million Americans who were unemployed had been jobless for a year or more, according to data produced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. That percentage is the highest since World War II, and it translates into more than 4.2 million people, roughly equivalent to the total population of Kentucky.- Date:
- January 20, 2011
- Project:
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
- Issues:
- Federal Impact
Related RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
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- Report
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
The Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction
The mortgage interest deduction is one of the largest tax expenditures in the U.S. tax code but the rate at which it is claimed and the average amount deducted vary widely across and within states. With changes to tax expenditures
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- Data Visualization
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
The Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction
With changes to federal tax expenditures under consideration, data showing the current geographic distribution of the mortgage interest deduction — one of the largest tax expenditures — are key to understanding how federal tax decisions would affect the states. These maps show that mortgage interest claim rates and average deductions vary widely both across and within states more
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The Sequester and the Department of Defense
Of all the states, Virginia stands among the most vulnerable to the $43 billion in defense cutbacks that will make up a significant portion of the anticipated cuts known as sequestration, according to a Stateline analysis. more