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Op-Ed/Commentary

GovernmentInequalityUS Missing Voters and Missing Unemployed Black Workers

Just as many people decline to respond to political pollsters, people are increasingly refusing to respond to the various surveys the government’s statistical agencies field to gather data about people’s work, income, and spending patterns.

Dean Baker Yixia Cai / INSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMIC THINKING / March 03, 2021

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Health and Social ProgramsInequalityUS Most Children Live in Households that Experience One or More Substantial Declines in Earnings During the Year: The Child Tax Credit Should Be Restructured to Help Them

Nearly half of all children live in households that experience at least one negative earnings shock during a typical year. Such shocks are particularly common among lower-income household and households headed by adults without a bachelor’s degree.

Yixia Cai Shawn Fremstad / March 02, 2021

Jobs Byte

JobsUS PREVIEW: What to Look for in the February Jobs Report

It is likely that job growth picked up some from its weak January pace.

Dean Baker / March 02, 2021

Op-Ed/Commentary

InequalityUSWorkers Public Sector Unions Mean Middle-Class Jobs for Black Workers

As Black History Month draws to a close in 2021, it is worth reflecting on the critical role public sector union jobs have played in creating a pathway to the middle class for Black workers and their families.

Hayley Brown Dean Baker / February 25, 2021