Matt is the climate analyst for CEPR. He holds an MA in sociology from George Mason University; a BA in communications and a minor in political science from the University of California, Fullerton; and certifications in data journalism and data science from the European Journalism Centre and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, respectively. He’s authored opinion pieces for the Los Angeles Times and The Hill and has been interviewed by various California radio stations, such as KPCC and KWMR, on climate and housing issues.
Matt also hosts a podcast called Sociology Ruins Everything.
Before working with CEPR, Matt worked as a web communications specialist for SEIU-UHW in California and at various news organizations.
All from Matt Sedlar
Who Cashes in After a California Wildfire?
There is no denying that climate change is going to create more jobs in the disaster-recovery industry. But whether those are jobs with strong worker protections and fair pay depends on government reassessing its role in dealing with this consequence of a
Disaster Victims Shouldn’t Have to Run a PR Campaign to Get Federal Aid
All victims of natural disasters should be able to imagine building back better.
Potential Effects of Curtailing Fossil Fuel Use on Jobs, By State
What effect would curtailing fossil use have over jobs in the fossil fuel industry? Dean Baker and Aiden Lee project it could cause an annual job loss that is less than the number of workers that employers typically fire or lay off in a single day, even in states with a large fossil fuel industry. […]
February Losses in Construction Offset Manufacturing’s Rebound from a Dismal January
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging decreased in February by 44,000 jobs, a 0.22 percent decrease from the previous month. The decrease brings the three-month (December to February) average to an increase of 10,330 jobs each month, or a 0.05 percent month-to-month change. The previous three months (September to November) had an average […]
Losses in January Reverse Trend of Growth in Blue Collar Sectors
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging decreased by 13,000 jobs in January, or -0.06 percent over the previous month. This is a departure from the slow recovery over the previous three months. Construction Construction jobs increased by 1,000 or 0.01 percent over the previous month. The South was the only region to see […]
Blue Collar Jobs Continue Slow Recovery in December
In a time of uncertainty, blue collar job growth was certainly consistent at the end of 2020. Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging increased by 76,000 jobs in December, or 0.38 percent over the previous month. The three-month average from October to December was 83,670 jobs, or a 0.42 percent month-to-month change. Since […]
Growth in Construction and Manufacturing Slows While Mining Jobs Increase
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging increased by 55,000 jobs in November, or a 0.27 percent increase over the previous month. The three-month average from September to November was 86,330 jobs, or a 0.43 percent month-to-month change. This is down from the previous three months, June to August, which averaged 201,330 jobs or […]
Housing Starts Push Construction Growth in South and West
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging increased by 107,000 in October, or 0.53 percent, according to the latest state jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction Construction jobs increased by 72,000 in October, or 0.99 percent over the previous month. This is the largest increase in jobs since June, when 159,000 […]
Construction and Manufacturing Jobs Slowly Climb, While Mining and Logging Slump Continues
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging increased by 93,000 jobs in September, or 0.47 percent over the last month, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The three-month average, from July to September, was 68,000 jobs, or a 0.34 percent change month-over-month. Construction Construction jobs increased by 26,000 in […]
More of the Same in Blue Collar Jobs as the Numbers Creep Up
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging increased in August by 45,000, or 0.23 percent over the previous month, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction Construction jobs increased by 17,000, or 0.24 percent over the previous month. The three-month average from June to August was 69,000 jobs, or […]
