Top Features
A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything
Women as half of all workers changes everything, and is the key piece to understanding why we are in a transformational moment.
Equal Pay for Breadwinners
New report from Heather Boushey finds that more men are jobless while women earn less for equal work.
College-Ready Students, Student-Ready Colleges
Report from Louis Soares and Christopher Mazzeo offers solutions for raising degree completion rates through student empowerment and systems change.Other Labor Market Features
November 19, 2009
A Job Saved Is as Good as a Job Created
Heather Boushey explains how Obama administration policies have improved economic growth and saved jobs.
November 16, 2009
National Service and Youth Unemployment
Strategies for job creation amid economic recovery from Melissa Boteach, Joy Moses, and Shirley Sagawa.
November 6, 2009
Unemployment Rises Above 10 Percent for the First Time in 26 Years
There is some good news in today’s employment report, writes Heather Boushey, but the prospects for American workers remain grim.
November 4, 2009
Working Hard for Progressive Change
SEIU’s Anna Burger speaks at a Progressivism on Tap event about the importance of organizing workers and the close bond that progressives share with the labor movement.
November 2, 2009
Extending Help to the Unemployed
Alexandra Cawthorne and Melissa Boteach discuss the need to extend unemployment insurance on The Hill's Congress Blog.
October 20, 2009
Ask the Expert: The Hidden Cost of Low-Wage Jobs
David Madland and Christine L. Owens discuss how reforming the federal contracting process to ensure better paying jobs and benefits can ease the burden on taxpayers.
October 2, 2009
Job Prospects Remain Dim for Millions of Workers
The unemployment rate for adult men hit 10.3 percent in September, higher than at any point since the end of World War II, writes Heather Boushey.
September 17, 2009
Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting
CAP Action's David Madland testifies before the Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform of the House Committee on Armed Services about promoting higher labor standards in federal contracting.
September 10, 2009
Family Income Free Fall
Heather Boushey analyzes new Census data and discusses the need for policies that boost employment in the short term and create sustainable growth in the long term.
September 4, 2009
A Good Job Is Hard to Find
The latest unemployment figures reveal there are nearly six unemployed workers for every job opening, writes Heather Boushey.
September 1, 2009
Confronting the Gloves-Off Economy
Heather Boushey and others release a report for the UCLA Institute on Labor and Employment on improving labor standards in the United States.
August 7, 2009
Laboring Toward Recovery
The latest news about job figures is bad news that is better than expected, writes David Madland. The good news is the Recovery Act is working.
August 3, 2009
Ask the Expert: The Right Benefits for a Changing Workforce
Ann O'Leary discusses how the federal government can promote much-needed family-friendly workplace policies to help America's workforce.
July 20, 2009
Making Government Work for Families
Report from Ann O’Leary discusses the federal government’s role as employer and contractor in improving family-friendly policies.
July 17, 2009
Uneven Job Losses
With the labor market still in free fall, is it back to business as usual for some companies in the financial sector, ask Nayla Kazzi and Heather Boushey.
July 10, 2009
Reforming Federal Contracting to Promote Higher Labor Standards
John D. Podesta testifies before the Office of Management and Budget on reforming federal contracting to promote higher labor standards.
July 2, 2009
Recession Still Plagues Workers
The latest job numbers show the depths of this 17 month-long recession and indicate that economic recovery may be months away, writes Heather Boushey.
July 2, 2009
Interactive Graphic: Women Still Primary Breadwinners
Women are still the primary breadwinners, writes Heather Boushey, but they may begin to catch up to men's unemployment if job gains stall in the sectors that disproportionately employ them.
June 22, 2009
Working Learners
Report from Louis Soares outlines a plan for educating our entire workforce for success in the 21st century.
June 19, 2009
Insight from the States on Economic Recovery
Analysis of new state employment data and an interactive map from Luke Reidenbach and Heather Boushey show where, when, and how recovery may occur.
June 18, 2009
The Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy
Report from Robert Pollin, James Heintz, and Heidi Garrett-Peltier outlines how the economic stimulus program and new legislation can boost U.S. economic growth and employment.
June 18, 2009
Interactive Map: A State-by-State Look at Clean Energy and Job Creation
Interactive map shows that $150 billion in clean-energy investment would create 1.7 million jobs and reduce unemployment across the United States.
June 17, 2009
Clean Energy Investment Creates Jobs in Every State
Facts sheets for the 50 states and DC highlight how energy investment would create jobs and reduce unemployment aross the country.
June 8, 2009
Helping Breadwinners When It Can’t Wait
Heather Boushey lays out a progressive program that would guarantee Americans access to paid family and medical leave, giving a boost to workers, employers, and the economy.
June 8, 2009
Ask the Expert: Using Social Security to Ensure Paid Family and Medical Leave
Heather Boushey explains why we need paid family and medical leave, what such a program would look like, and how we could pay for it.
June 5, 2009
Interactive Graphic: Women Breadwinners More Important than Ever
Men are still hit harder by the recession than women, leaving even more women to be primary breadwinners, writes Heather Boushey.
June 5, 2009
Job Outlook Still Bleak
There's some improvement in the job market, writes David Madland, but many indicators hit new lows in May and employment still looks grim.
June 4, 2009
Paid Parental Leave Helps Families and the Economy
The Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act gives the federal government an opportunity to serve as a model employer, writes Ann O’Leary.
May 27, 2009
Paid Sick Days Benefit Workers, Employers
The Connecticut General Assembly is considering a measure that would grant most workers paid sick days. This proposal has clear public health benefits, but could also prove a boon to employers and the Connecticut economy.
May 22, 2009
Interactive Map: As General Motors Goes, So Goes the Nation
The disappearance of America’s manufacturing base has been catastrophic for some states, write Nayla Kazzi and Heather Boushey.
May 8, 2009
Unemployed—and Staying That Way
The grim labor market picture shows an economy mired in recession for some time to come, writes Heather Boushey.
May 8, 2009
Infographic: Gender and the Recession
Infographic from Heather Boushey shows that men continue to lose more jobs in the recession, driven by job losses in male-dominated industries.
May 6, 2009
Flawed Flu Prescription
With more than 400 schools closed today due to the H1N1 flu virus, the Obama administration has yet to tell employers they should let parents stay home with their children without suffering pay loss or other penalties. What do we expect these parents to do? Most parents work--just three children in ten have a stay-at-home parent--and many do not have the right to paid sick days. Yet we keep hearing that if people don't feel well, they shouldn't go out and potentially give others H1N1.
May 1, 2009
Infografía: La Importancia de las Mujeres como Sostén del Hogar
La bancarrota de Chrysler eleva los despidos de empleados en la industria minorista y manufacturera, tales como los vendedores de autos, como lo indica Heather Boushey en un análisis sobre los datos más recientes de desempleo.
April 30, 2009
Infographic: The Importance of Women Breadwinners
The Chrysler bankruptcy highlights layoffs among male manufacturing and retail workers, such as car salesmen, notes Heather Boushey in an analysis of recent unemployment data.
April 28, 2009
Must Servers Ask: Swine Flu with Your Entrée?
Not everyone can stay home from work when they’re sick, even when they could pass on the flu amid an incipient pandemic, notes Heather Boushey.
April 27, 2009
Why Aren’t We There Yet?
An Equal Pay Day 2009 primer on the wage gap from Jessica Arons, Heather Boushey, and Lauren Smith.
April 22, 2009
Will Economic Trends Change Family Dynamics?
CAP Action's Heather Boushey testifies to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on how women's increasing role as the family breadwinner may necessitate policy changes.
April 21, 2009
Why Unions Matter to Hispanics
As the economy flounders, the rights of workers have never been more imperiled, writes Karla Walter in Poder magazine.
April 20, 2009
Interactive Map: Increased Job Losses in Nearly Every State
New data show increases in unemployment in nearly every state in March, write Heather Boushey and Nayla Kazzi.
April 15, 2009
Weathering the Storm: Black Men in the Recession
As the recession has deepened, black men are facing alarming rates of job loss. The employment situation of black men is a crisis that demands a targeted and effective policy intervention.
April 14, 2009
Labor Market Not Looking too Cheery, to Say the Least
It’s no secret that the United States is currently in a very painful recession and the worst “in post World War II history in terms of total job losses, the total number of unemployed workers, and the rapid pace of the contraction.” Home values have plummeted, GDP growth has turned negative, and the economy has shed jobs at an alarming rate. Feel like it is a tough job market out there? You’re not alone.
April 3, 2009
No Good News for Workers
Heather Boushey analyzes new employment numbers for March 2009, which show new record job losses.
March 31, 2009
Innovation Is in the Details
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has the potential to transform the Workforce Development System, writes Louis Soares.
March 27, 2009
Interactive Map: More Job Losses in Every State
New data show the recession has led to increases in unemployment in every state, write Heather Boushey and Nayla Kazzi.
March 11, 2009
Interactive Map: Unemployment Rising in Every State
New data show 12.5 million workers unemployed nationwide, and unemployment higher in every state than it was a year ago, write Heather Boushey and Nayla Kazzi.
March 6, 2009
For Workers, The Grim News Just Keeps Coming
There were 12.5 million workers unemployed in February, more than at any time since the BLS began tabulating this data just after World War II, writes Heather Boushey. writes Heather Boushey.
February 27, 2009
Economic Stimulus Forum: Let's Get People Back to Work!
The best thing we can do for women and their families is to get people back to work.
February 23, 2009
Before the Bush Recession
Supply side tax cuts failed to deliver jobs and growth between 2001 and 2007, writes Joshua Picker.
February 18, 2009
Site-Wide and Issue-Specific RSS Feeds