Press Releases

United States Still a No-Vacation Nation

May 24, 2013

Five Policies That Could Improve Job Quality in the United States

April 26, 2013

New Paper Finds Modest Minimum Wage Increases Have Little Impact on Employment

February 13, 2013

New Paper Projects Significant Carbon Emission Reductions with Fewer Work Hours

February 4, 2013

More Than 200,000 Petition for Paul Krugman to Be Treasury Secretary

January 7, 2013

Share of Bad Jobs Has Risen Since 1979

September 5, 2012

Labor Rights in Canada and the United States

August 28, 2012

Private Equity and Breach of Trust

August 27, 2012

The Share of Good Jobs has Fallen Since 1979
July 31, 2012

The Billion Dollar Question: What is the Impact of Private Equity on Workers and Companies?
May 14, 2012

Work Sharing Could Save States $1.7 Billion Per Year
May 8, 2012

Unemployment Rate Does Not Tell the Full Story: Long-term Hardship a Tremendous Burden on Millions of Workers and the Economy
March 6, 2012

Statement In Support of Passage of Work-Share Legislation
February 23, 2012

Only One-Fourth of Low-Wage Workers in America Have Employer-Provided Health Insurance
February 22, 2012

High and Rising Levels of Low-wage Work Remain a Cause for Concern in Many Countries
January 26, 2012

Statement on New Jersey’s Approval of Work Sharing
January 17, 2012

New Report Suggests National Politics are an Important Factor in National Unionization Rates
November 17, 2011

How Much Does Employee Turnover Really Cost?
October 4, 2011

Do Tax Cuts Boost the Economy?
September 13, 2011

Work Sharing Should be Part of the President's Job Program
September 7, 2011

Statement on Introduction of Work Sharing Bills by Senator Reed and Representative DeLauro
July 6, 2011

New Report Suggests Work Sharing as Best Means of Preventing Layoffs and Lowering the Unemployment Rate
June 23, 2011

Danish and German Policies Yield Contrasting Experiences with the Great Recession

May 19, 2011

Current PEs Make Risk-Free Rate of Return on Public Pensions Highly Unlikely
April 11, 2011

The Impact of City-Specific Minimum Wage Standards
March 22, 2011

Public Pension Shortfalls Misrepresented in Budget-Crisis Debate
February 14, 2011

Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers Among the Fastest Growing Groups in the Union Workforce
January 19, 2011

Report Warns Austerity Will Block Recovery, Risk Recession. Launches Campaign on Real Causes of Deficit
November 30, 2010

Given Current Economic Conditions, Fiscal Austerity not a Viable Path to U.S. Recovery
October 20, 2010

State and Local Workers Earn Less than Private Sector Workers, Even Factoring in Benefits
September 15, 2010

Seven Key Facts About Social Security and the Federal Budget
September 1, 2010

Millions of Older Workers in Occupations Classified as Physically Demanding or with Difficult Work Conditions
August 5, 2010

Pre-Recession Unemployment Rates May Not be Reached for a Decade
July 20, 2010

U.S. Experiencing Worst Episode of Prolonged Unemployment Since Great Depression
July 1, 2010

State and Local Workers Earn Less than Similar Private Sector Workers
May 12, 2010

Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Immigrant Workers
March 25, 2010

Deficit Scaremongering Undermining Economic Recovery
February 16, 2010

The Union Advantage Across the States
February 3, 2010

Statement on The State of the Union Address
January 27, 2010

Will the Senate Health Care Bill Give Some Employers a Free Ride?
December 17, 2009

New Analysis Points to High Wage Loss and Large Jobs Deficit through 2012
December 3, 2009

Statement on President Obama's Job Summit
December 2, 2009

Asian Pacific American Workers Among the Fastest Growing Groups in the Union Workforce
November 12, 2009

Demographics of the Labor Movement Shift Considerably over the Past 25 Years
November 10, 2009

Play-or-Pay Provisions in Health Care Bills Must be Balanced with Making Coverage Affordable for All Americans
September 18, 2009

New CBO Numbers Paint Grim Picture of Economy
August 25, 2009

U.S. Small Business Sector One of the Smallest Amongst Comparable Countries
August 3, 2009

Unionization Substantially Increases the Wages of Service-Sector Workers
April 7, 2009

U.S. Unemployment Understated in Recent Data
March 19, 2009

Unemployment Jumps to 8.1 Percent as Job Loss Accelerates
March 6, 2009 (Jobs Byte)

Pro-Union Workers Fired in Over One-fourth of Union Election Campaigns
March 4, 2009

CEPR Releases Summary of Tax and Benefit Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
February 2, 2009

State Government Spending Cuts Could Lead to Higher Unemployment
December 30, 2008

Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Women Workers
December 2008

Inflation Levels Off in September
October 16, 2008 (Prices Byte)

Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Younger Workers
October 16, 2008

Are You Better Off in 2008 Than You Were in 2000?
September 25, 2008

Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Latino Workers
September 16, 2008

Unemployment Jumps to 6.1 Percent, Women Hit Hardest
September 5, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.7 Percent, Economy Loses 51,000 Jobs
August 1, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Policymakers Should Promote Access to Driving by Reducing License Suspensions
July 17, 2008

New Report Details Levels of Economic Insecurity and Job Quality in the States
May 20, 2008

Unionization Substantially Increases the Wages of Low-Wage Workers
May 15, 2008

Economy Loses 80,000 Jobs, Unemployment Jumps to 5.1 Percent
April 4, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of African Americans
March 31, 2008

Private Sector Sheds Jobs for Third Consecutive Month
March 7, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Decline in U.S. Manufacturing Hurts African Americans Disproportionately
February 26, 2008

Economy Sheds Jobs, Unemployment Stable
February 1, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Recession in 2008 Will Lead to Grim Economic Realities for Millions in US
January 29, 2008

U.K.’s Living Standards Will Still Lag Behind the U.S.
January 11, 2008

Job Growth Sags and Unemployment Jumps in December
January 4, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Job Growth Slows In November
December 7, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Despite Economic Growth, Share of Good Jobs Has Fallen Since 1979
November 6, 2007

Employment Rate Falls, Despite Strong Job Growth
November 2, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Tens of Millions of Families with Low-Wage Workers Fall Into Gap Left by Employers and Government
October 10, 2007

Health Care and Restaurants Support Modest Job Growth
October 5, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Millions of Low-Income Families Who Need Medicaid and SCHIP Are Ineligible for Benefits
September 25, 2007

Economy Loses Jobs for the First Time in Four Years
September 7, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Labor Day: No Picnic for Millions of Workers
August 29, 2007

New CEPR and Inclusion Paper Examines the Effects of Unionization on Low- Wage Workers
August 27, 2007

Job Growth Slows Further in July
August 3, 2007

Economy added 132,000 jobs in June
July 6, 2007 (Jobs Byte) 

U.S. Productivity Growth Still Trails Europe
June 12, 2007

Does the Financial Times Believe the U.S. Unemployment Rate is 13 Percent?
June 5, 2007

Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs in May
June 1, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Bush Administration Abandons Plan to Eliminate Key Census Survey
May 31, 2007

Over 400 Researchers Urge Congess to Continue Funding Key Census Survey
May 24, 2007

U.S. Only Advanced Economy That Does Not Guarantee Workers Paid Vacation
May 16, 2007

Food and Energy Prices Cause High Inflation in April
May 15, 2007 (Prices Byte)

Job Growth Slows in April
May 4, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Report Shows Increased U.S. Military Spending Slows Economy
May 1, 2007

Declines in Housing and Exports Depress Growth
April 27, 2007 (GDP Byte)

CEPR Economist Heather Boushey Testifies Before Congress on Equal Pay for Women
April 24, 2007

CEPR Economist Heather Boushey Testifies to the EEOC on Work/Family Policies
April 17, 2007

Slow Productivity Growth, Not Just Income Redistribution, to Blame for Lagging Wages
April 10, 2007

Unemployment Edges Down With Strong Job Growth
April 6, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

New Report Raises Doubts About IMF Growth Projections
April 4, 2007

New Book Explains Right Turn in US Politics Since 1980
April 3, 2007

Over 40 Million Jobs - 1 in 3 - Pay Low Wages
March 15, 2007

Economy Adds 97,000 New Jobs, but Hours Fall
March 9, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Decline in U.S. Manufacturing Hurts African-Americans Disproportionately
March 1, 2007

CEPR Announces New Partnership with Think Tank "Inclusion"
February 15, 2007

President's Budget Cuts Funding for Key Census Survey
February 5, 2007

Job Growth Weak in January, Despite Good Weather
February 2, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Congress Saves Key Census Survey from Chopping Block
January 30, 2007

Union Rates Fall in 2006, Severe Drop in Manufacturing
January 25, 2007 (Union Byte)

Wages Continue to Trend Upwards
January 5, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

One-fifth of Union Activists Illegally Fired During Unionization Campaigns
January 4, 2007

Long U.S. Work Hours Are Bad for the Environment, Study Shows
December 20, 2006

Employment Growth Steady, but Construction Jobs Plummet
December 8, 2006 (Jobs Byte)

U.S. Recession Looms in 2007
November 29, 2006

Election '06: What Will Change in the Economy?
November 8, 2006

Why Isn't Productivity Growth Benefiting Workers?
October 12, 2006

American "Jobs Machine" Falling Behind Europe
October 10, 2006

Old Europe Goes to Work: Rising Employment Rates in the European Union
September 19, 2006

"Tag-Team Parenting" Used by Lower-Income, Less-Educated Parents
August 29, 2006

Labor Department Undercounts Poor, Uninsured and Non-Employed
August 24, 2006

US Behind Europe in Employment for Disadvantaged, Income Mobility, Health, and Crime
August 1, 2006

Federal Minimum Wage At Lowest Point In 50 Years
June 19, 2006

Study Finds Widening Wage Gap Between Immigrant and U.S.-Born Workers
April 18, 2006

Study Finds that Labor Department Overstates Share of Working Americans By 1.4 Percentage Points
February 2, 2006

Decline In Auto Industry Undermines Well-Paid Jobs for African Americans
January 23, 2006

Economic Study Refutes Myth that Women are Opting Out
November 30, 2005

75% of American Workers Lack Decent Wages and Benefits
October 18, 2005

Economy Creating Fewer Jobs For Women, Younger Workers
August 31, 2005

Statement: Economic Arguments Surrounding CAFTA Remain Misunderstood
Statement by Mark Weisbrot, July 14, 2005

Many Minimum Wage Workers Ages 25 to 54 Trapped in Low-Wage Jobs
May 18, 2005

Unemployment Insurance Recipients More Likely to Have Health Benefits in Next Job
April 14, 2005

Women with Access to Leave Benefit from Higher Wages and Better Employment Outcomes
April 6, 2005

Snow Job on Jobs: Treasury Secretary Snow Misrepresents Jobs Data
Statement by Dean Baker
October 14, 2004

Recent Job Loss Hits African Americans Harder
October 12, 2004

CEPR Studies Find Significant Job Loss in Key Swing States
September 14, 2004

Job Loss Hits Harder In Latest Recovery
August 30, 2004

Displaced Workers Face Tough Labor Market
July 19, 2004

Plunging Employment: Blame Mom?
June 2, 2004

Working Mothers Require Increased Child Care Assistance
May 5, 2004