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No More Reacting: An Argument for a Clean Industrial Policy—and Against Competitiveness as an Organizing Economic Principle Report
Workers walk past the construction site of an offshore wind project in New London, Connecticut, on August 25, 2025.

No More Reacting: An Argument for a Clean Industrial Policy—and Against Competitiveness as an Organizing Economic Principle

Moving beyond the failures of the Trump administration, the United States will need to embrace a strategy for fighting the climate crisis that prioritizes values such as support for working people and establishes a precedent for international collaboration.

Mike Williams, Ryan Mulholland

Immigrants Make the Labor Market Great Article
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Immigrants Make the Labor Market Great

CAP analysis of the February 2026 employment report shows that President Trump’s promises to native-born workers have yet to materialize while reduced immigration is poised to have a negative effect overall on employment and wages in the long run.

Sara Estep, Kennedy Andara

Good Jobs for Government Workers Improve Public Services Report
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Good Jobs for Government Workers Improve Public Services

By maintaining fair working conditions for government workers, state and local policymakers can increase productivity, improve public outcomes, support stable revenues, and attract the next generation of public servants.

Karla Walter, Sachin Shiva

Crushing the Commonwealth: Virginians Share How the Trump Administration’s Policies Are Hurting Them, Their Livelihoods, and the Virginia Economy Past Event

Crushing the Commonwealth: Virginians Share How the Trump Administration’s Policies Are Hurting Them, Their Livelihoods, and the Virginia Economy

Please join the Center for American Progress for the next in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE's cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus on the Trump administration's impacts on Virginia.

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Research in Ruin: Slashing the NIH Will Stifle Development of Lifesaving Medical Treatments and Harm the Economy Past Event

Research in Ruin: Slashing the NIH Will Stifle Development of Lifesaving Medical Treatments and Harm the Economy

Please join the Center for American Progress for the next in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus on how cuts to NIH will limit progress in preventing and curing diseases and damage the economy in the process.

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6 Ways Congress Can Advance Workforce Development Article
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6 Ways Congress Can Advance Workforce Development

The 119th Congress should work to expand access to education and training opportunities and create good jobs for more American workers while meeting the needs of employers and the economy.

Veronica Goodman

CAP Comments on Proposed Rule on Changes to National Apprenticeship System Article

CAP Comments on Proposed Rule on Changes to National Apprenticeship System

The Center for American Progress submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration regarding the proposed rule to update regulations that address apprenticeship labor standards and the governance of the national apprenticeship system.

Veronica Goodman

What You Should Know About the 2023 Gender Wage Gap Report
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What You Should Know About the 2023 Gender Wage Gap

For the first time in two decades, the gender wage gap widened significantly in 2023—and between 2022 and 2023, the wage gap increased by 1 cent for women working full time, year round, to an average of 83 cents for every dollar men made.

Amina Khalique

Clean Energy Investments Are Boosting the U.S. Economy Testimony

Clean Energy Investments Are Boosting the U.S. Economy

Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security; the testimony occurred at a hearing on energy costs titled “From Gas to Groceries: Americans Pay the Price of the Biden-Harris Energy Agenda.”

Trevor Higgins

New Samsung Semiconductor Plant in Taylor, Texas Article
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New Samsung Semiconductor Plant in Taylor, Texas

An investment by Samsung, spurred by funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, will create a new semiconductor plant in Taylor, Texas, to complement the company’s previous investment in chips in Austin, Texas.

Organized Labor Is Uncovering the Truth About Offshore Wind in Rhode Island Video

Organized Labor Is Uncovering the Truth About Offshore Wind in Rhode Island

On the front lines of the clean energy transition, Rhode Island’s offshore wind developments and union workforce are disproving misinformation spread by the fossil fuel industry and showcasing the benefits of federal climate investments for local communities and economies.

Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Adam Reich, Olivia Mowry

Wisconsin Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Program Article
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Wisconsin Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Program

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa received funds to expand broadband access and internet connectivity into its reservation and community. The funds will provide for around 700 connection points around the reservation.

Rebuild Blatnik Bridge Connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota Article
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Rebuild Blatnik Bridge Connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota

Utilizing funds provided by the Biden administration, the cities of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, are rebuilding a bridge that would otherwise need to be shut down in 2030.

Unions Give Workers a Voice Over How AI Affects Their Jobs Report
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Unions Give Workers a Voice Over How AI Affects Their Jobs

Collective bargaining is a powerful tool workers can use to ensure artificial intelligence and algorithmic technology improve their jobs instead of make working conditions worse, and workers have won several recent contracts that give them power over how AI will affect their working lives.

Aurelia Glass

It’s time for local policymakers to cement the Biden administration’s workforce gains In the News

It’s time for local policymakers to cement the Biden administration’s workforce gains

Karla Walter writes in Route Fifty about the need for policymakers to build on the Biden administration’s historic federal infrastructure investments, arguing that one of the best ways to cement these workforce gains is for local jurisdictions to strengthen their job quality standards.

Route Fifty

Karla Walter

North Carolina Wolfspeed Materials Efficient Silicon Carbide Facility Article
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North Carolina Wolfspeed Materials Efficient Silicon Carbide Facility

Wolfspeed Silicon Carbide Materials is building a new facility in North Carolina to expand production and become the largest plant using silicon carbide to make semiconductor chips.

Arizona Semiconductor Technician Quick Start Program Article
President Joe Biden is seen walking in front of tractors, with an American flag in the background.

Arizona Semiconductor Technician Quick Start Program

This program provides students at Maricopa Community Colleges with the opportunity to become trained as semiconductor technicians.

Communities That Lost Manufacturing Jobs Are Main Beneficiaries of Biden Administration’s New Industrial Policy Article
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Communities That Lost Manufacturing Jobs Are Main Beneficiaries of Biden Administration’s New Industrial Policy

New analysis finds that private investments from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act are being announced in the communities that have been hit hardest by disinvestment in American manufacturing.

Aurelia Glass, David Madland

Construction of Tennessee EV Battery Facility Highlights Promises and Challenges of Biden Administration Policies Report
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Construction of Tennessee EV Battery Facility Highlights Promises and Challenges of Biden Administration Policies

Tennessee’s BlueOval City electric vehicle battery facility shows how public investments can lead to good union jobs, but anecdotal evidence suggests that workers are not connecting these jobs to important economic policies.

David Madland, Kyle Ross

Disabled Workers Saw Record Employment Gains in 2023, But Gaps Remain Article
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Disabled Workers Saw Record Employment Gains in 2023, But Gaps Remain

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that in 2023, disabled people made record-breaking employment gains in a tight labor market; policymakers, however, must do more to close persistent gaps.

Kennedy Andara, Anona Neal, Rose Khattar

How Inflation Reduction Act Electric Vehicle Incentives Are Driving a U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance Report
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How Inflation Reduction Act Electric Vehicle Incentives Are Driving a U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance

More than a dozen new incentives enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act have sent investments in EV manufacturing skyrocketing, resulting in more than 84,000 announced jobs in just the first year of implementation.

Leo Banks

2023 CAP IDEAS Conference Past Event
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2023 CAP IDEAS Conference

Join the Center for American Progress as we celebrate 20 years of innovative policy solutions and look boldly forward to a progressive future.

The Child Care Sector Is Still Struggling To Hire Workers Article
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The Child Care Sector Is Still Struggling To Hire Workers

Amid a tight labor market and lack of sustainable funding, the child care sector’s shortage of good jobs persists, exacerbating its challenge to attract and retain workers.

Rose Khattar, Maureen Coffey

Michigan Hemlock Semiconductor Expansion Project Article

Michigan Hemlock Semiconductor Expansion Project

This investment by Hemlock Semiconductor Operations will expand the company’s polysilicon manufacturing operations and likely create more than 170 jobs.

Indie Michigan Semiconductor Expansion Article

Indie Michigan Semiconductor Expansion

Indie Semiconductor is building an engineering design center at its existing facilities in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

6 Ways Bidenomics Is Delivering for Young People Article
Photo shows a young woman scanning groceries from a full conveyor belt, as the customer helps bag the items.

6 Ways Bidenomics Is Delivering for Young People

The Biden administration’s actions to strengthen the economy are helping ensure young people have a brighter future.

Jessica Vela, Crystal Weise

The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review Testimony

The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review

Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services; the testimony is in support of the Inflation Reduction Act in its first year of historic investments in American households and jobs aimed at accelerating the U.S. transition to a clean energy economy.

Trevor Higgins

5 Facts From the 2022 Wage Gap Data Article
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5 Facts From the 2022 Wage Gap Data

New data show that in 2022, women working full time, year-round typically earned 84 cents for every dollar men made, and when comparing among all workers, including those who work part time and for part of the year, women typically made 78 cents.

Isabela Salas-Betsch

Bidenomics en acción: una visión económica mejor para latinos En las noticias

Bidenomics en acción: una visión económica mejor para latinos

En una página de opinión en El Tiempo Latino, Gaby Blanco explica cómo las legislaciones económicas de la administración de Biden van a beneficiar a la comunidad latina en los Estados Unidos.

El Tiempo Latino

Gaby Blanco

The Business Case for Good Jobs Report
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The Business Case for Good Jobs

Jobs that include employee training and good working conditions have higher worker productivity and lower operational costs associated with turnover, boosting firm profitability and economic growth.

Crystal Weise

Higher State-Level Minimum Wages Aid in Faster Jobs Recovery Article
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Higher State-Level Minimum Wages Aid in Faster Jobs Recovery

Since January 2021, employment in the leisure and hospitality industry has recovered faster in states with minimum wages higher than the $7.25 federal minimum.

Jessica Vela

4 Job Quality Questions All Applicants for New Federal Funds Should Answer Report
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4 Job Quality Questions All Applicants for New Federal Funds Should Answer

States, cities, and private sector applicants can improve their chances of winning new federal support through the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and CHIPS and Science Act by demonstrating that their proposals will create good jobs for working people from all walks of life.

Karla Walter

Investing To Be Competitive: The New U.S. Industrial Strategy Report
Photo shows two workers wearing bright clothing standing next to a few solar panels on a roof with a river in the background

Investing To Be Competitive: The New U.S. Industrial Strategy

The new industrial strategy will transform the auto, energy, and semiconductor sectors; reduce carbon emissions; and support increased worker wages.

Marc Jarsulic

Five Facts on Older Women in the Labor Market Fact Sheet
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Five Facts on Older Women in the Labor Market

Older women have made significant recoveries from their disproportionate labor force declines due to the pandemic and will become a larger share of the labor force in the coming decade, but there are many women in this age group who face barriers to enter and stay in the labor force.

Beth Almeida, Sara Estep

New Clean Vehicle Standards and Investments Improve Public Health, Fight Climate Change, and Build Domestic Supply Chains Testimony

New Clean Vehicle Standards and Investments Improve Public Health, Fight Climate Change, and Build Domestic Supply Chains

Shannon Baker-Branstetter, senior director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy at the Center for American Progress, testified on the clean vehicle standards and federal EV investments, highlighting the consumer, grid, climate, and national security benefits of EVs.

Shannon Baker-Branstetter

Universal Paid Sick Time Would Strengthen Public Health and Benefit Businesses Report
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Universal Paid Sick Time Would Strengthen Public Health and Benefit Businesses

A national, guaranteed right to paid sick time is essential for the well-being of workers and their families and would have profound positive impacts on public health and businesses.

Isabela Salas-Betsch

Biden’s job creation efforts are helping women get higher pay and better work In the News

Biden’s job creation efforts are helping women get higher pay and better work

Rose Khattar and Lauren Hoffman explain how President Biden’s historic economic investments offer an opportunity to bring women more good-paying jobs in fields where they have been underrepresented.

MarketWatch

Rose Khattar, Lauren Hoffman

The Inflation Reduction Act is opening doors for students In the News

The Inflation Reduction Act is opening doors for students

Georgia Tech doctoral student Juanita Hidalgo explains how a lack of domestic solar manufacturing contributes to fewer opportunities for students like her. But with new solar manufacturing projects spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act, Hidalgo is hopeful for expanded career opportunities in renewable energy.

Univision

Juanita Hidalgo

Telework is finally reaching rural America thanks to Biden’s investments in broadband In the News

Telework is finally reaching rural America thanks to Biden’s investments in broadband

Rural Pennsylvania resident Rachael Grinnell experienced disruptions to work due to a lack of access to affordable and reliable internet. She discusses her excitement for federal investments to expand high-speed, reliable internet to connect her rural community.

The Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Rachael Grinnell

5 Policy Priorities for the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Article
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5 Policy Priorities for the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization

The reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration programs should provide dedicated funding for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes and airports, an increase in the Passenger Facility Charge, and decent wages and benefits for airport service workers.

Kevin DeGood, Karla Walter

Investments in infrastructure and manufacturing are driving a revival in Ohio’s trades In the News

Investments in infrastructure and manufacturing are driving a revival in Ohio’s trades

Mike Knisley, the executive secretary-treasurer of the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council, describes how the Biden administration’s economic investments are boosting Ohio’s economy and expanding opportunities in the state’s building trades.

Cleveland.com

Mike Knisley

Biden’s infrastructure and inflation reduction laws are transforming the boilermaker trade In the News

Biden’s infrastructure and inflation reduction laws are transforming the boilermaker trade

In an op-ed, Boilermakers Local 627 Business Manager Jacob Evenson discusses how his industry has experienced a downturn in recent decades. However, with new projects funded by the Biden administration, Evenson is more hopeful than ever for the future of the Boilermakers.

the Arizona Mirror

Jacob Evenson

At Navajo Technical University, a World-Class Laboratory Is Building Native American Manufacturing Capacity Article
2022 Navajo Tech graduate Marcie Vandever works at a computer.

At Navajo Technical University, a World-Class Laboratory Is Building Native American Manufacturing Capacity

In the third and final installment in a series on Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), the Center for American Progress and American Indian College Fund examine how a Tribal university in New Mexico is creating engineering and advanced manufacturing career opportunities on the rural Navajo Nation.

Marcella Bombardieri, Dina M. Horwedel

Revolutionizing the Workplace: Why Long COVID and the Increase of Disabled Workers Require a New Approach Report
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Revolutionizing the Workplace: Why Long COVID and the Increase of Disabled Workers Require a New Approach

Using new data from the U.S. Census Bureau to examine the impacts of long COVID on the labor market, this report recommends that employers, unions, and policymakers create better workplaces for disabled workers and all workers.

Mia Ives-Rublee, Rose Khattar, Anona Neal

Promise of Manufacturing and Innovation Law Is Increasingly Apparent In the News

Promise of Manufacturing and Innovation Law Is Increasingly Apparent

Colin Seeberger explains how the CHIPS and Science Act is building a stronger and safer economy for all Americans by creating incentives for increasing American manufacturing and supporting scientific research.

InsideSources

Colin Seeberger

Recent Legislative and Executive Acts Represent Promise for Women’s Economic Security Article
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Recent Legislative and Executive Acts Represent Promise for Women’s Economic Security

Women and their families should find some current financial pressures—fueled partly by the gender wage gap—alleviated by recent policy wins, particularly if policymakers prioritize implementing new pathways to good jobs for women in the years ahead.

Lauren Hoffman, Rose Khattar, Beth Almeida, 1 More Isabela Salas-Betsch

The Wage Gap Persists—But Recent Reforms Are Making a Difference In the News

The Wage Gap Persists—But Recent Reforms Are Making a Difference

Rose Khattar and Lauren Hoffman discuss how, in addition to recent reforms such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the student loan relief plan, more measures are necessary to finally close the pay gap that continues to limit economic opportunity for many women.

Ms. Magazine

Rose Khattar, Lauren Hoffman

Opinion: Hispanic and Latino workers deserve equal economic opportunity, not a return to the pre-pandemic status quo In the News

Opinion: Hispanic and Latino workers deserve equal economic opportunity, not a return to the pre-pandemic status quo

Rose Khattar and Jessica Vela discuss how equitable implementation of the Biden administration's major economic accomplishments, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, can help better support Hispanic and Latino workers.

MarketWatch

Rose Khattar, Jessica Vela

Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act Article

Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act

This CAP Action collection features stories from people in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire whose lives have been improved by the legislation passed during the Biden administration’s first two years.

the Center for American Progress Action Fund

Data on Poverty in the United States Dashboard

Data on Poverty in the United States

The Center for American Progress’ new poverty data project contains U.S. Census Bureau data on the national, state, and congressional district levels, all in one place. Below, users can explore data on poverty and more than a dozen other topics that measure the health of the economy, as well as identify potential solutions to the problems these data reveal.

Effective Inflation Control Requires Supply-Side Policy Report
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Effective Inflation Control Requires Supply-Side Policy

Fed inflation policy, which relies on demand reduction, needs to be augmented by supply-side actions; otherwise, there will be avoidable losses in output and employment.

Marc Jarsulic

The Child Care Sector Will Continue To Struggle Hiring Staff Unless It Creates Good Jobs Report
A child care worker cleans the face of a toddler at a learning center in Washington, D.C.,

The Child Care Sector Will Continue To Struggle Hiring Staff Unless It Creates Good Jobs

Child care sites across the country are facing immense challenges hiring and retaining staff amid a shortage of good jobs, leaving parents struggling to find care and placing increasing stress on the workers that remain.

Maureen Coffey, Rose Khattar

The Strong US Labor Market Suggests the Economy Is Not in Recession Article

The Strong US Labor Market Suggests the Economy Is Not in Recession

Economists have long considered many indicators—including the state of the labor market, which is still booming—when determining if the United States is in a recession.

Rose Khattar, Jessica Vela

Latino Workers Continue To Experience a Shortage of Good Jobs Article
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Latino Workers Continue To Experience a Shortage of Good Jobs

Although Hispanic and Latino workers have high employment rates in the United States, labor market experiences differ substantially within this community, with Mexican, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Salvadoran Americans experiencing significant and intersecting gender and ethnic wage gaps.

Rose Khattar, Jessica Vela, Lorena Roque

Technology bills can help working families In the News

Technology bills can help working families

Adam Conner discusses how the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act would unlock innovation and benefit New Mexico's economies.

The New Mexican

Adam Conner

How Congress can illuminate LGBTQI+ experiences — and craft equitable solutions In the News

How Congress can illuminate LGBTQI+ experiences — and craft equitable solutions

Caroline Medina and Rose Khattar discuss the historic House passage of the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act and underscore how comprehensive data collection is critical to better understand LGBTQI+ communities, shed light on persistent disparities, and craft responsive policy solutions.

The Hill

Caroline Medina, Rose Khattar

Fact Sheet: LGBT Workers in the Labor Market Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet: LGBT Workers in the Labor Market

New data from the Census Bureau reveal economic insecurity and labor market gaps experienced by LGBT people compared with non-LGBT populations.

Caroline Medina, Lindsay Mahowald, Rose Khattar, 1 More Aurelia Glass

Fixing Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells Can Create Jobs and Protect the Ocean Article
Photo shows a bird's-eye view of a ship carrying cleanup equipment at the edge of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Fixing Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells Can Create Jobs and Protect the Ocean

Abandoned and orphaned offshore oil and gas wells are costing taxpayers billions and the Biden administration can take immediate actions to address this ecological and financial crisis.

Zainab Mirza, Say Sanchez, Miriam Goldstein

Occupational Segregation in America Report
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Occupational Segregation in America

Occupational segregation in the American labor market reflects and drives inequalities in American society.

Marina Zhavoronkova, Rose Khattar, Mathew Brady

The Biden Boom: Economic Recovery in 2021 Article
President Joe Biden gives remarks in Statuary Hall of the U.S Capitol.

The Biden Boom: Economic Recovery in 2021

President Joe Biden took office one year ago amid one of the worst economies in generations, but the U.S. economy has since made tremendous progress toward recovery, and workers are benefiting.

Seth Hanlon, Lily Roberts, Andres Vinelli, 2 More Rose Khattar, Nick Buffie

A Single Courageous State: Climate, Jobs, and Justice, Episode 3 Video

A Single Courageous State: Climate, Jobs, and Justice, Episode 3

Sean O’Leary of the Ohio River Valley Institute, Nancy Hirsh of the NW Energy Coalition and member of the Centralia Coal Transition Board, and Emmett Pepper of Energy Efficient West Virginia discuss how the retirement of a coal plant successfully led to local economic development and how the Centralia model can apply to other communities.

Chris Chyung, Hai-Lam Phan

A Win for Workers, Climate, and Communities Video

A Win for Workers, Climate, and Communities

This video tells the story of Frank, who, after being released from prison, joined the IBEW and built a career as an electrician focusing on electric vehicle chargers.

Hannah Malus, Chris Chyung, Hai-Lam Phan, 3 More Mathew Brady, Daniel Lafrentz, Jasmine Hardy

President Biden’s Home Care Proposal Would Create Massive Job Growth in Every State Article
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President Biden’s Home Care Proposal Would Create Massive Job Growth in Every State

A bold investment in the care economy would help aging Americans and people with disabilities live at home affordably and create hundreds of thousands of good-paying home care jobs, addressing the industry’s severe job shortage.

SEIU, Center for American Progress

A Single Courageous State: Climate, Jobs, and Justice, Episode 2 Video

A Single Courageous State: Climate, Jobs, and Justice, Episode 2

State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-IL) discusses his state’s ongoing efforts to enact a 100 percent clean energy standard, reduce transportation pollution, lower utility bills, and meet the environmental justice mandate.

Chris Chyung, Hai-Lam Phan

A Single Courageous State: Climate, Jobs, and Justice, Episode 1 Video
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A Single Courageous State: Climate, Jobs, and Justice, Episode 1

Rep. Jamie Long discusses Minnesota’s recent progress on clean vehicles, energy efficiency standards, the Line 3 pipeline, just transition, and environmental justice, as well as what’s next.

Chris Chyung, Hai-Lam Phan

Preparing Students of Color for the Future Workforce Report

Preparing Students of Color for the Future Workforce

Community members in Indiana and New Mexico provide context on how Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students should be fully prepared for the future workforce.

Ashley Jeffrey, Laura Jimenez

Building U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness and Capacity Report
(Employees make respiratory masks in a family-owned medical equipment factory in north Miami on February 15, 2021.)

Building U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness and Capacity

Policy change can make U.S. manufacturing more globally competitive, provide higher wages, and reduce supply chain risk.

Marc Jarsulic

Strategies To Build Worker Power in Maine Report
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Strategies To Build Worker Power in Maine

Maine policymakers can improve the state’s economy and democracy by enacting these 10 recommendations to build worker power.

David Madland, Malkie Wall

A More Perfect Union Report
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A More Perfect Union

With a new administration entering office and Americans desperate for action, the government needs a national plan for renewal focused on rewiring the economy, rebuilding the safety net, and reconnecting America to the world.

Center for American Progress

A How-To Guide for Strengthening State and Local Prevailing Wage Laws Report

A How-To Guide for Strengthening State and Local Prevailing Wage Laws

This report provides a road map for state and local policymakers working to create or strengthen prevailing wage laws, explains core features of prevailing wage legislation, and lifts up existing best practices from around the county.

Karla Walter, Malkie Wall, Alex Rowell

Raising the Bar Report

Raising the Bar

States and cities can set minimum compensation standards for private sector employees that reference prevailing wage and benefit rates.

David Madland, Malkie Wall, Alex Rowell

Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs

Tackling climate change will require state and local action alongside federal policy change. State and local policymakers can ensure that good jobs are created in the new clean economy by focusing on five proven job-quality strategies.

David Madland, Terry Meginniss

Electric Vehicles Should Be a Win for American Workers Report

Electric Vehicles Should Be a Win for American Workers

Federal policymakers must invest in domestic electric vehicle production and deployment now in order to support high-quality American jobs, cut greenhouse gas emissions over the long term, and ensure national competitiveness in a key area of growth.

Karla Walter, Trevor Higgins, Bidisha Bhattacharyya, 2 More Malkie Wall, Rita Cliffton

The Path to Rural Resilience in America Report
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The Path to Rural Resilience in America

The United States must rethink how it invests in rural communities.

Olugbenga Ajilore, Caius Z. Willingham

A Reform Agenda for the U.S. Department of Transportation Report

A Reform Agenda for the U.S. Department of Transportation

The severe economic downturn caused by the coronavirus has created an urgent need to boost federal infrastructure spending and reform programs and policies to ensure they achieve the greatest social, economic, and environmental return on investment.

Kevin DeGood

WTO Reform Must Start at the Top Article
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WTO Reform Must Start at the Top

The world’s largest trade body needs a leader committed to a fairer and more sustainable global economy.

Trevor Sutton, Andy Green

Congress Must Help Rural America Respond to the Coronavirus Report

Congress Must Help Rural America Respond to the Coronavirus

Without clear, consistent action from policymakers, people and businesses will not have enough confidence to return to their jobs and daily activities in the wake of COVID-19.

Olugbenga Ajilore

The Workforce Behind the Workforce Past Event

The Workforce Behind the Workforce

Child Care Providers in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Center for American Progress

Building a Strong Middle Class Through Career Pathways Programs Report
Vietnamese nursing trainees are received at the Rostock University Medical Center in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock, September 2019. (Vietnamese nursing trainees are received at the Rostock University Medical Center in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock, September 2019.)

Building a Strong Middle Class Through Career Pathways Programs

The United States can raise academic outcomes, lower youth unemployment, and strengthen its economy by following the leads of Germany, Singapore, and Switzerland in training their youth for in-demand jobs.

Laura Jimenez

$546 Billion and Counting: Senate Inaction on Paycheck Fairness Continues to Shortchange Women Article
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$546 Billion and Counting: Senate Inaction on Paycheck Fairness Continues to Shortchange Women

Women working full time earned an estimated $546.3 billion less than their male counterparts in the year since the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act. With each day the Senate fails to act, this earnings gap will only expand.

Robin Bleiweis

Observing Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day Article
Store employees check out customers at a supermarket in Miami, May 2018. (Getty/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group)

Observing Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day

March 19 marks how far into the new year minimum wage workers must work to earn the same amount they did in 2009, the year Congress last increased the federal minimum wage.

Lily Roberts, Galen Hendricks, Robin Bleiweis

The Spread of Coronavirus Threatens Supply Shocks at Home and Abroad Article
A woman wearing a face mask passes by the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, February 3, 2020. (Getty/Johannes Eisele/AFP)

The Spread of Coronavirus Threatens Supply Shocks at Home and Abroad

The spread of the coronavirus is disrupting economic activity around the world. The United States must prepare for the effects of global and domestic supply shocks to the economy.

Marc Jarsulic

From Giveaways to Investments Report

From Giveaways to Investments

Place-based economic development policies must prioritize communities over corporations.

Caius Z. Willingham

On the Persistence of the Black-White Unemployment Gap Report
A man fills out an application at a job fair in Chicago on June 12, 2014. (Getty/Scott Olson)

On the Persistence of the Black-White Unemployment Gap

The United States needs policies that challenge structural racism in order to close the persistent unemployment gap between African Americans and whites.

Olugbenga Ajilore

Trump’s Corporate Tax Cut Is Not Trickling Down Article
Window cleaners are seen at a high-rise building in New York City, August 2019. (Getty/Johannes Eisele)

Trump’s Corporate Tax Cut Is Not Trickling Down

Business investment is slowing, despite lofty promises, and worker bonuses were a mirage.

Galen Hendricks, Seth Hanlon, Michael Madowitz

The Modern Company Town Report
(Steam rises from a meatpacking facility in Cactus, Texas, February 2018.)

The Modern Company Town

Workers in highly concentrated labor markets need stronger antitrust enforcement and labor protections.

Caius Z. Willingham, Olugbenga Ajilore

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-August 2019 Jobs Release Article
A worker takes down a chain-link fence in Long Beach, California, April 2019. (Getty/Scott Varley)

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-August 2019 Jobs Release

Policymakers and economists must consider populations who face high economic barriers when evaluating the health of the labor market.

Galen Hendricks, Michael Madowitz

The Trump Administration’s Trade Agenda Fact Sheet
(A farmer drives a harvester while harvesting soybeans on October 19, 2018, in Owings, Maryland.)

The Trump Administration’s Trade Agenda

Working families are bearing the brunt of the damage of the Trump administration’s trade agenda.

Daniella Zessoules

China Tariff Costs by Congressional District Interactive
Container trucks arrive at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, August, 2019. (Getty/Frederic J. Brown)

China Tariff Costs by Congressional District

As is the case with the rest of its economic policies, the administration has put business interests over working people in its trade policy.

Daniella Zessoules

Planning for the Future in an Uncertain Economy Podcast
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Planning for the Future in an Uncertain Economy

This week, Ed sits down with CAP Senior Economist Gbenga Ajilore to discuss warning signs in the economy, what they might mean, as well as some of the contributing factors.

Ed Chung, Chris Ford

Trade and Race Report
(United Auto Workers members hold a prayer vigil at the General Motors plant in Warren, Michigan, where almost 300 workers will be laid off, February 2019.)

Trade and Race

Lawmakers should center black communities when considering the fall of manufacturing and the role of trade policy in mitigating negative employment effects.

Daniella Zessoules

Redefining Rural America Report
SUNNY SOUTH, AL-NOV 01: Just Northwest of Sunny South is Sweet Water, Alabama. Locals can be counted on to attend the Friday night football games. Though the area is poor, it's hoped that the opening of factories such as Golden Dragon can help boost the local economy. Alabama state and local officials lobbied to convince the Chinese-owned Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group (they make copper tubing for air conditioners) to move to Wilcox County Alabama, where jobs were desperately needed. The plant, near the town of Sunny South now employs about 200 workers with some mixed results. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Redefining Rural America

The United States must build an inclusive narrative of rural communities.

Olugbenga Ajilore, Caius Z. Willingham

The Importance of Automatic Stabilizers in the Next Recession Article
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on December 19, 2018, in New York City, when U.S. stocks fell after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the fourth time in 2018. (Getty/Spencer Platt)

The Importance of Automatic Stabilizers in the Next Recession

This column explains the role that automatic stabilizers play in U.S. fiscal policy and provides a framework for examining their responsiveness to the next economic downturn.

Sara Estep, Olugbenga Ajilore, Michael Madowitz

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-May 2019 Jobs Release Article
Applicants attend a job fair in Romeoville, Illinois, August 2017. (Getty/Scott Olson)

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-May 2019 Jobs Release

Policymakers have underestimated the benefits of an extended economic recovery and in particular how it affects the most vulnerable Americans.

Galen Hendricks, Daniella Zessoules, Michael Madowitz

Using Marijuana Revenue to Create Jobs Report
Preparations begin on the first day of the legalization of recreational marijuana sales in California, January 2018. (Containers of marijuana for sale on display counter)

Using Marijuana Revenue to Create Jobs

The war on drugs crushed economic opportunity in African American and Latinx communities, but marijuana tax revenue can help fuel job growth.

Maritza Perez, Olugbenga Ajilore, Ed Chung

Forced Arbitration: What You Need To Know Video

Forced Arbitration: What You Need To Know

Forced arbitration agreements make it harder for workers and consumers to challenge predatory practices, wage theft, and discrimination.

Carleigh Newland, Kurt Mueller, Malkie Wall, 2 More Karla Walter, Andy Green

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-April 2019 Jobs Release Article
Job seekers mill about employers' booths at a job fair in Washington, D.C., August 2017. (Getty/Jessica Contrera)

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-April 2019 Jobs Release

Despite economic progress, the reality behind wages—and the disproportionate labor market hurdles that some groups face—suggest that many workers are not fully benefiting from gains and opportunities.

Galen Hendricks, Daniella Zessoules, Michael Madowitz

Equity-Oriented Workforce Strategies for a Progressive Infrastructure Plan Report
A construction worker uses a blowtorch on an interchange bridge in Englewood, Colorado, August 2016. (Getty/The Denver Post/Seth McConnell)

Equity-Oriented Workforce Strategies for a Progressive Infrastructure Plan

An equitable federal infrastructure plan must include workforce development strategies aimed at recruitment, stability, and career advancement for local and regional communities.

Livia Lam

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-March 2019 Jobs Release Article
Career fair attendees meet with prospective employers about job opportunities in Northglenn, Colorado, April 2017. (Getty/Joe Amon/The Denver Post)

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-March 2019 Jobs Release

Policymakers and economists need to consider populations that face high labor market barriers when evaluating the health of the labor market.

Galen Hendricks, Daniella Zessoules, Michael Madowitz

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-February 2019 Jobs Day Release Article
A man boards a bus near his home in Gilroy, California, November 2018. (Getty/Ezra Shaw)

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-February 2019 Jobs Day Release

Policymakers and economists must consider the challenges of disabled workers and other populations who face high labor market barriers when evaluating the health of the labor market and implementing policies that affect it.

Nathan Smith, Galen Hendricks, Daniella Zessoules, 2 More Olugbenga Ajilore, Michael Madowitz

U.S. Trade Policy in North America, China, and Beyond Report

U.S. Trade Policy in North America, China, and Beyond

As the Trump administration begins to answer for its erratic trade policy agenda, Congress must assert its oversight and hold the administration accountable to the economic priorities of working families.

Andy Green, Daniella Zessoules

The State of the Trump Economy Article
Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests during an event in Warren, Michigan, on March 4, 2016. (Getty/Scott Olson)

The State of the Trump Economy

In his State of the Union address, President Trump will try to take credit for a growing economy; in reality, he has done everything he can to direct those gains to the wealthy few.

Lily Roberts, Andy Green

Trump’s Trade Deal and the Road Not Taken Report
A Ford Motor Company worker works on a truck on the assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan, September 2018. (Getty/Bill Pugliano)

Trump’s Trade Deal and the Road Not Taken

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), President Trump’s 2018 revision to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), misses the chance to place workers at the center of U.S. trade priorities. Congress should insist on an approach that does.

Marc Jarsulic, Andy Green, Daniella Zessoules

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-January 2019 Jobs Release Article
A Transportation Security Administration agent works at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago during the partial government shutdown on January 7, 2019. (Getty/Scott Olson)

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-January 2019 Jobs Release

Policymakers and economists need to center populations who face high labor market barriers when evaluating the health of the labor market.

Daniella Zessoules, Galen Hendricks, Michael Madowitz, 1 More Olugbenga Ajilore

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