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Economic Snapshot: October 2015 Report
An assembly line employee works on a car in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on March 14, 2014. (AP/Paul Sancya)

Economic Snapshot: October 2015

Lawmakers should strengthen the economic recovery through policies that support middle-class families.

Christian E. Weller, Shiv Rawal, Danielle Corley

Economic Snapshot: September 2015 Report
Light rail repairer Jack Egan works on railcar wheels at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Riverside Maintenance Facility in Newton, Massachusetts in June 2015. (AP/Steven Senne)

Economic Snapshot: September 2015

Congress can and should act to strengthen the economy in order to boost the economic fortunes of middle-class families.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

Economic Snapshot: August 2015 Report
David Row helps his 8-year-old son Lestat learn to ride a bicycle as a homeless man reads outside a homeless shelter in Los Angeles on September 14, 2011. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Economic Snapshot: August 2015

America’s middle class deserves a shot at real economic security, and it is about time that policymakers make it happen.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

Economic Snapshot: July 2015 Report
New York State Trooper Maxine Mendez, left, speaks to Xiaojiao Zuo about employment opportunities during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce jobs expo in New York on June 30, 2015. (AP/Mary Altaffer)

Economic Snapshot: July 2015

Middle-class economic stability for all is the key to stronger economic growth and should be front and center on policymakers’ agendas.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

Economic Snapshot: June 2015 Report
A jobseeker listens to an employer during a job fair in Sunrise, Florida, June 2015. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Economic Snapshot: June 2015

Policymakers need to create real economic security by fighting the twin evils of massive income inequality and anemic economic growth.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

Economic Snapshot: May 2015 Report
A corporate recruiter speaks with job applicants during a job fair in Chicago, April 2015. (AP/M. Spencer Green)

Economic Snapshot: May 2015

Policymakers need to build on successes of past progressive policies by implementing measures that raise wages and boost productivity growth.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

April 2015 Report
Job seekers fill out job applications at a Bed Bath & Beyond table at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Florida, October 2014. (AP/Alan Diaz)

April 2015

Policymakers need to build on successes of past progressive policies by implementing measures that raise wages and boost productivity growth.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

March 2015 Report
A roofer works under the midday sun in Gilbert, Arizona, in July 2014. (AP/File)

March 2015

Policymakers need to build on successes of past progressive policies by implementing measures that raise wages and boost productivity growth.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

February 2015 Report
Instructor Lavinda Young, left, helps Fabian Perez, center, and Lazaro Chaviano, right, with their resumes during a job fair at the Hospitality Institute, in Miami on January 23. (AP/Lynne Sladky)

February 2015

Policymakers need to build on successes of past progressive policies by implementing policies that raise wages and boost productivity growth.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

January 2015 Report
An abandoned school is locked near downtown in Danville, Illinois, where manufacturers that provided thousands of middle-class jobs have closed. (AP/Seth Perlman)

January 2015

Americans are still waiting for an economy that works for everyone, rather than a lucky few.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

December 2014 Report
A homeless man sleeps on the sidewalk under a holiday window at Blanc de Chine in New York. (AP/Mark Lennihan)

December 2014

Economic data show that it is time for an economy that works for everyone and not just the wealthy few.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

November 2014 Report
Job seekers attend a job fair in Miami Lakes, Florida, October 2014. (AP/Alan Diaz)

November 2014

This month’s economic data shows that it’s time for an economy that works for everyone and not just the wealthy few.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

October 2014 Report
Job seekers Madelin Garcia, right, and Noharis Nunez fill out a job applications at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Florida. (AP/Alan Diaz)

October 2014

Congress needs to play its part in building a postrecession economy for everyone and not just the wealthy few.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

September 2014 Report
Cindy Reilly, center, sets the dinner table for her children Isabella, 7, left, Sierra, 4, and her husband Mike in the kitchen of their home in Nipomo, California. (AP/Eric Parsons)

September 2014

New economic data shows that post-recession gains continue to go to the wealthiest while the middle class continues to be squeezed.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

August 2014 Report
A jobseeker listens to an employer during a job fair in Sunrise, Florida, June 2015. (AP/Alan Diaz)

August 2014

As we approach Labor Day, Congress needs to cut the party-line bickering and refocus its efforts on policies that help American workers.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

July 2014 Report
Job seekers wait in a line at a job fair in Southfield, Michigan. (AP/Paul Sancya)

July 2014

Despite an improving labor market, Congress needs to do more to create opportunity for all American families.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

June 2014 Report
Recruiter Christina O, with New Western Acquisitions, left, take Raheem Shaw's resume during a job fair, June 23, 2014. (AP/Matt Rourke)

June 2014

Five years after the Great Recession, conservative lawmakers continue to stifle our economy and the middle class.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

May 2014 Report
President Barack Obama meets with business leaders about creating and investing in jobs in the United States, Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

May 2014

Despite a broken Congress, the president can still push progressive policies to help strengthen the middle class.

Christian E. Weller, Jackie Odum

April 2014 Report
Elizabeth Rich helps a man sign up for the Affordable Care Act at Swope Health Services in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP/Charlie Riedel)

April 2014

Progressive policies similar to the Affordable Care Act can lay the foundation for stronger growth and help those most in need.

Christian E. Weller

March 2014 Report
Recruiter Valera Kulow, left, speaks with job seeker Leonardo Vitiello during a career fair in Dallas. (AP/LM Otero)

March 2014

Progressive fiscal policy must complement monetary policy to boost economic growth.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

February 2014 Report
The economic challenges for America’s middle class and the American Dream are massive and require bold and swift responses from policymakers. (AP/Andres Kudacki)

February 2014

In the fifth year of recovery, policymakers must create an economy that works for everyone.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

January 2014 Report
Stan Osnowitz, 67, is one of the 1 million long-term unemployed Americans who lost their unemployment insurance benefits in December. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

January 2014

To help the middle class and create jobs, Congress should pass a one-year extension of unemployment benefits and raise the federal minimum wage.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

December 2013 Report
Volunteers at St. Ignatius Food Pantry bag items for individuals and families as a temporary increase in food stamp dollars from the 2009 economic stimulus expires, and more than 2 million low-income Illinois residents benefits are cut. (AP/M. Spencer Green)

December 2013

Economic data show that this is a recovery for the rich—not a recovery for everyone.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

November 2013 Report
Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Gipson, of Atlanta, right, has his resume looked over by Ralph Brown, a management and program analyst with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a job fair for veterans at the VFW Post 2681, Thursday, November 14, 2013, in Marietta, Georgia. (AP/David Goldman)

November 2013

Economic data show that Congress’s fiscal brinksmanship is keeping businesses from investing in America and consequently holding back overall growth.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

October 2013 Report
The recent federal government shutdown negatively affected the economy this month. (Flickr/wizzer2801)

October 2013

Congress must move past its partisan pettiness and enact policies to help the American economy.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

September 2013 Report
Luis Rodriguez, who has been out of work for a year, fills out some forms at the California Employment Development Department office in Sacramento, California, Friday, September 20, 2013. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

September 2013

As we draw closer to a fiscal crisis, Congress must not allow the American economy to be held hostage by radicals bent on scorching the earth.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

August 2013 Report
A home is sold in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

August 2013

Policymakers need to find and enact policies that can spur faster economic growth.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

July 2013 Report
Employment Specialist Louis Holliday, right, helps an applicant file for unemployment at a Georgia Department of Labor career center, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP/David Goldman)

July 2013

Economic and labor-market gains continue this month, but policymakers should focus on long-term strategies to strengthen the American people and help U.S. businesses prosper.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

June 2013 Report
Job seekers fill a room at the job fair. In the State of the Union, President Barack Obama must address the minimum wage and retirement security, among other topics, to tackle inequality.

June 2013

Despite gains in the housing market, economic growth and labor-market growth remain too slow to make a difference for the American middle class.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

May 2013 Report
A home is for sale in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, May 6, 2013. The housing market continues to recover from historic lows as unemployment and economic suffering remain too high. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

May 2013

It’s time to consider additional policy measures to bring down unemployment and economic suffering from their still-too-high levels.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

April 2013 Report
In this Thursday, April 3, 2013, photo, people fill out applications at the Green Mountain Flagging table at the 4th Annual Central Vermont Job Fair in Montpelier, Vermont. (AP/Toby Talbot)

April 2013

The U.S. economy needs more policy attention in order to reach a self-sustaining recovery.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

March 2013 Report
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March 2013

Though the economy and job market have both maintained steady growth, lawmakers can do more to ensure a positive future for struggling Americans and a prosperous economy for all.

Christian E. Weller, Sam Ungar

February 2013 Report
The lights of the U.S. Capitol remain lit into the night on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

February 2013

Policymakers can accelerate modest recovery with increased infrastructure investments and boosts to personal income.

Christian E. Weller

January 2013 Report
Fog obscures the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, December 10, 2012. The resolution of the fiscal showdown allowed the economy to keep growing in January, but more needs to be done to help the economy. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

January 2013

The modest recovery continues, held back by the unresolved debt ceiling and spending cuts that create uncertainty, slowing job creation and economic growth.

Christian E. Weller

December 2012 Report
In this Friday, February 22, 2013, photo, a

December 2012

Our modest economic recovery will need continued attention, and policymakers must quickly resolve the fiscal showdown to end the uncertainty that could derail the recovery.

Christian E. Weller

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