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The Emergency in Front of Us Is Jobs
Today’s numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics make it clear that policymakers are not done addressing the jobs crisis, writes Heather Boushey.
Not Working: Unemployment Among Married Couples
Dual-earning families have often been safe during recession times, but even married couples have been vulnerable to unemployment during the Great Recession, writes Heather Boushey.
Unions Make the Middle Class
Report from David Madland, Karla Walter, and Nick Bunker shows how stronger unions create a stronger middle class.Other Labor & Work Features
January 27, 2012
Dormant Union Membership Is a Bad Sign for the Middle Class
January 25, 2012
Unions Make Democracy Work for the Middle Class
January 17, 2012
Not Out of the Woods Yet
Desmond Brown explains why there is a need for continued investment in the American workforce system.
January 3, 2012
20 Ideas for Job Creation
CAP outlines 20 steps policymakers can take to create jobs.
January 3, 2012
Helping Complete the Arab Spring
Sabina Dewan presents key ways the United States and Europe can help build sustained economic growth in the region.
December 12, 2011
5 Reasons to Continue Unemployment Benefits
Heather Boushey and Meghan Miller explain why Congress should support active job seekers and our nation’s economy by maintaining unemployment benefits.
December 9, 2011
People of Faith Rally for Unemployment Benefits
Faith groups gather in the nation’s capital to push for the extension of unemployment benefits, writes Catherine Woodiwiss.
December 2, 2011
Stopping Wage Theft
Sally Steenland talks with Kim Bobo, executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice in Chicago, about what she's doing to make sure all workers get the pay they're owed.
December 2, 2011
Congress Needs to Act to Keep Job Growth Going
Congress should pass the rest of the American Jobs Act to help strengthen the economy and provide some relief to Americans still struggling in an uncertain job market, write Heather Boushey and Adam Hersh.
November 30, 2011