ArticlesWorkforce and Education What Is Happening to America’s Children? A Look at the Widening Opportunity Gap for Today’s Yout Activity in the labor market picked up slightly last month, according to today's employment report.…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education Preparing American Teens for the Next Economy In a piece for CNN's Global Public Square blog, Bruce Katz presents his views on…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education Where is the Best Place to Invest $102,000 — In Stocks, Bonds, or a College Degree? As the college class of 2011 graduates in the aftermath of the Great Recession, some…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education Stop Forcing Smart Immigrants to Leave the Country The United States needs a policy agenda that defines immigration as a way to improve…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education College Is Expensive, But Still a Smart Choice The roughly 3 million Americans who graduated from high school last spring have had to…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education A Broader Look at the U.S. Employment Situation and the Importance of a Good Education The January employment numbers, released today by the U.S. Department of Labor, present mixed evidence…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education The Geography of Our Falling-Wage Recovery Over the summer there was some concern in the media about falling wages during the…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education The Connection Between Employment and Poverty Rates At a recent event, Isabel Sawhill spoke on the connection between the unemployment rate and…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education More Good News for the Job Market For the fifth successive month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) household survey showed sizeable…AEJune 28, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education Rethinking Health Care Labor Of the $2.6 trillion spent in 2010 on health care in the United States, 56%…AEJune 28, 2012