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Feb 18, 2021, 11:00 ET Analysis Reveals Risk of Stalled Economic Recovery Among Black Workers

While American workers as a whole, particularly women, saw incremental growth in living-wage job opportunities in January, Black workers lost ground, ...

Jan 27, 2021, 11:00 ET True Rate of Unemployment: One-fourth of American Workers Remain 'Functionally Unemployed' as Racial and Gender Gaps Widen

More than one-fourth of American workers remain without a job that lifts them above the poverty level, presenting a major challenge for the new...

Dec 16, 2020, 10:05 ET Fewer Living-Wage Jobs in U.S. Economy for November, Ludwig Institute Analysis Finds

More than a quarter of Americans desiring full-time work found themselves without a living-wage job in November, with women losing substantial ground ...