March 06, 2015
The following reports on labor market policy were recently released:
Center for American Progress
Economic Snapshot: February 2015
Christian E. Weller and Jackie Odum
The Great Cost Shift
Topher Spiro, Maura Calsyn, and Meghan O’Toole
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Strengthening the EITC for Childless Workers Would Promote Work and Reduce Poverty
Chuck Marr and Chye-Ching Huang
Letting Key Provisions of Working-Family Tax Credits Expire Would Push 16 Million People Into or Deeper Into Poverty
Chuck Marr, Bryann DaSilva, and Arloc Sherman
EITC and Child Tax Credit Promote Work, Reduce Poverty, and Support Children’s Development, Research Finds
Chuck Marr, Chye-Ching Huang, and Arloc Sherman
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Job Gains Continue in February: Women Gained 162,000 and Men Gained 133,000 Jobs
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
The Gender Wage Gap: 2014; Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity
Ariane Hegewisch, Emily Ellis, and Heidi Hartmann
National Employment Law Project
Giving Caregivers a Raise: The Impact of a $15 Wage Floor in the Home Care Industry
National Employment Law Project