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 - December 15, 2012 - January 4, 2013

What We Can Still Learn from Germany and Denmark

$100 Million in Federal Grants Available for States to Promote Work Sharing

Job Loss and the Recovery

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

Op-Eds & Columns

Reducing Unemployment: Lessons from Germany

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, April 1, 2013

Leisure Beats Unemployment
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 3, 2012

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

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

Latest Press Hits

• Britain is Doing Well on Employment Despite a Crummy Economy. Why?
  Wonkblog (The Washington Post), June 16, 2013


• 4 ways the government is discouraging hiring
  Market Watch (The Wall Street Journal), June 06, 2013


• Conference: Recession Has Taken 'Enormous Toll' on RI
  Providence Journal, March 28, 2013


• Work Sharing Program Called SharedWork Ohio Advances
  Huffington Post, March 27, 2013


• ¿Es posible trabajar menos, ganar más y contribuir a salvar el planeta? ¡Todo al mismo tiempo!
  Lea Noticias, March 05, 2013