RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jill H. Wilson and Audrey Singer, November 19, 2009, The Brookings Institution
With U.S. unemployment at a 26-year high Americans will be feeling the economic downturn for some time. Jill Wilson and Audrey Singer identify the major shifts in U.S. immigration trends that have been impacted by the economic recession. Read More
VIDEO
Gary Burtless, July 24, 2009
The federal minimum wage is going up to $7.25 an hour. Some say the raise during a deep recession is a bad idea because it could cause employers to lay off more workers. Gary Burtless doesn’t think anyone will lose their job, but some future hires may be impacted. He says the most noticeable impact of the raise will be in the spending power of some workers.
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Washington, DC
On June 23, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings hosted an event that examines a new report by McKinsey Global Institute on changing employment and income that informs the debate on what has driven the dispersion in incomes across industries and occupations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alan Berube, May 15, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The detailed FY 2010 federal budget reveals many elements of the administration’s strategy to achieve needed reforms in schooling and worker skills. Alan Berube analyzes the significant steps in the departments of Education and Labor budgets toward a national economic strategy that invests strategically in human capital to improve our collective prosperity. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, May 08, 2009
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
One-stop career centers help millions of unemployed and disadvantaged workers each year find new jobs and opportunities for advancement. Unfortunately, such centers are hampered by poor accountability and a lack of adequate funding. Brookings and the National Association of State Work Force Agencies host a discussion on a paper that proposes a new approach. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jeffrey R. Kling, May 08, 2009, The Brookings Institution
On May 8, The Brookings Institution and the National Association of State Work Force Agencies hosted a discussion forum on a new paper, "Strengthening One-Stop Career Centers: Helping More Unemployed Workers Find Jobs and Build Skills." Jeffrey Kling made these remarks on Lou Jacobson's paper. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Martha Ross, April 20, 2009, Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Housing and Workforce Development
Testifying before the Council of the District of Columbia, Martha Ross called for renewed attention to programs connecting young people to job training and the labor market, urging attention to program quality rather than just numbers served. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Louis S. Jacobson, April 02, 2009, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper
Each year One-Stop Career Centers help millions of unemployed and disadvantaged workers find new jobs and opportunities for advancement. Unfortunately One-Stops are hampered by poor accountability and a lack of adequate funding. Louis S. Jacobson proposes a new approach to One-Stops that would increase cost effectiveness, reduce unemployment and underemployment, and provide a more highly skilled workforce. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jeremy Shapiro, March 12, 2009, Foreign Affairs
In the United Kingdom, backlash against workers from other countries in the European Union is growing. Jeremy Shapiro discusses how measures to limit foreign labor may threaten the future of the European common market. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, February 26, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Washington, DC
America’s shortage of highly-skilled workers is well known, but less attention has been focused on “middle-skill jobs,” such as plumbers, electricians, health care workers, legal assistants, machinists, and police officers. The Center on Children and Families at Brookings released a report analyzing the demand for these jobs and their potential for helping disadvantaged workers move up the income ladder. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Harry J. Holzer and Robert I. Lerman , February 26, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Harry J. Holzer and Robert I. Lerman analyze the likely trends in supply and demand for workers with different levels of education and training over the next decade and beyond. They present data on the current distributions of jobs and wages, and how these distributions have evolved in the recent past, and also review projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on future demand by occupation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Timothy J. Bartik and George Erickcek, December 10, 2008, The Brookings Institution
A Metropolitan Economy Initiative examination of the impact of policies to expand health care and higher finds that such a strategy would raise the earnings of metropolitan residents by roughly the same amount as conventional business tax incentives. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, December 05, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
The Hamilton Project hosted a policy discussion on the challenges of prisoner reentry, featuring remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin and a keynote address by U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.). The event also included a policy roundtable with a diverse group of experts on the need for a national prisoner reentry strategy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Gary Burtless, December 04, 2008, Los Angeles Times
U.S. automakers say the high cost of labor here gives overseas companies an unfair advantage. How much of a problem is Big Labor for Detroit? How much of an advantage—if at all—do Honda, Toyota and others have over U.S. companies? Gary Burtless tackles these and other questions surrounding the big three bailout in an online debate. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Western, December 04, 2008, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper
Around seven hundred thousand mostly low-income and minority men and women are released from prison each year. Returning to lives of low wages and high rates of unemployment, about two thirds will be rearrested within three years. Bruce Western proposes a national prisoner reentry program whose core element is up to a year of transitional employment available to all parolees in need of work. Read More