Low-Wage Workers See Largest Drop in Real Wages
Lecia Imbery,
September 4, 2015
Today’s jobs report saw unemployment fall again, down to 5.1 percent. While that’s great, it doesn’t say enough about the losses workers have been taking for far too long. Just in time for Labor Day, a new report from the National Employment Law Project shows that, after taking inflation into...
Fact of the Week: More than 60 Percent of American Adults Will Spend a Year in Relative Poverty
Lecia Imbery,
August 26, 2015
Think poverty only happens to other people? Think again. Nearly 62 percent of American adults will spend a year struggling in relative poverty, according to a recent report from Mark Rank, professor at Washington University, and Thomas Hirschl, professor at Cornell University. The report found that, between the ages of...
Help Millions of Workers Get the Overtime Pay They Deserve
Lecia Imbery,
August 20, 2015
Millions of workers across America are working longer hours without getting paid for them, thanks to an outdated regulation. Last month, we highlighted a Department of Labor proposal to fix the overtime rule and ensure that an exemption meant for highly-paid white-collar employees no longer hurts low- and middle-income earners....
Poverty in America: Get the facts and learn how to use the newest Census Bureau data
Joanna Sandager,
August 19, 2015
There is increasing recognition that poverty is stubborn, entrenched, and damaging. There is also a growing body of evidence about what works to reduce poverty. Get ready for the September 16 and 17 release of Census Poverty data with CHN’s annual webinar training. Join expert Jared Bernstein, former Chief Economist and Economic...
More Good News: Dramatic Reductions in Uninsured Rates for the Poor and Near Poor
Lecia Imbery,
August 13, 2015
Earlier this week, our Fact of the Week highlighted the significant drop in the percentage of uninsured Americans since the Affordable Care Act’s major expansion initiatives took effect. This good news was backed up when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics released similar...
