In Focus

The Human Disaster of Unemployment
Dean Baker and Kevin Hassett
The New York Times, May 12, 2012

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

Tax-Cut Bill Includes Updates to Jobless Benefits System
The New York Times, February 21, 2012

Fact Sheet on States with Work-Sharing Programs
Center for Law and Social Policy

Reports

States Could Save $1.7 Billion Per Year with Federal Financing of Work Sharing
May 2012, Dean Baker and Nicole Woo

Work Sharing: The Quick Route Back to Full Employment
June 2011, Dean Baker

Labor Market Policy in the Great Recession: Some Lessons from Denmark and Germany
May 2011, John Schmitt

The Adult Recession: Age-Adjusted Unemployment at Post-War Highs
July 2010, David Rosnick

Job Sharing: Tax Credits to Prevent Layoffs and Stimulate Employment
October 2009, Dean Baker

Blogs

Labor Market Policy Research Reports, April 2 – 6, 2012

Drumbeat Continues from Left and Right for Work Sharing

What Political Compromises Could Create Jobs?

How It Could Have Been Different This Time

Tweedle Dee

Op-Eds & Columns

The Human Disaster of Unemployment
Dean Baker and Kevin Hassett
The New York Times, May 12, 2012

Work Sharing: The Way for States to Reduce Unemployment
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, April 18, 2012

Work Sharing: A Creative Way to Avoid Unemployment
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 27, 2012

Work Sharing Provision an Essential Part of Payroll Tax Cut Bill
Dean Baker
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), February 17, 2012

U.S. Recovery Hasn’t Done Much for Employment
Mark Weisbrot
The Sacramento Bee (CA), January 19, 2012

Press Releases

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

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

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

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

Testimony

Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on "Where the Jobs Are: Employment Trends and Analysis"
February 15, 2012, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade