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/PRNewswire/ -- More American workers are in living-wage jobs than any time since 2019, with even those previously labeled as "discouraged workers" returning...
/PRNewswire/ -- The percentage of Americans defined as "functionally unemployed" took the biggest drop year-over-year in more than 25 years, according to the...
/PRNewswire/ -- The percentage of Americans defined as "functionally unemployed" took the biggest drop year-over-year in more than 25 years, according to the...
More Americans in Living Wage Jobs for Third Straight Month, says Ludwig Institute 'Functional unemployment' drops to lowest level in 18 months News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More American workers continue to move into living-wage jobs, with the percentage of Americans classified as "functionally unemployed" dropping to the lowest level since December 2019, according to the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP). In its April True Rate of Unemployment (TRU) report, LISEP's analysis indicates that the percentage ...
Wages Rebound, but Not for Black Workers, According to Ludwig Institute Analysis Black-White wage gap grows to highest level since the pandemic began News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- While wages for many Americans have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, earnings for Black workers declined in the first quarter of 2021, with the wage gap between Black and White workers growing to its highest level since before the pandemic, according to an analysis of earnings data by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP). I...