Will Workers Survive State Budget Belt-Tightening?
December 2008, Matthew Sherman
As state governments face budget gaps of tens
of billions of dollars in FY2009 and FY2010, this issue brief calculates the
potential detrimental effects of state budget cuts on unemployment. While Congress considers a national economic
recovery package, this issue brief highlights the fact that aid to
state and local governments could help avoid spending cuts and ensuing
job losses.
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