This week, the LMPRR features reports from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Demos, Economic Policy Institute, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, and Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 

New Fiscal Year Brings Further Budget Cuts to Most States, Slowing Economic Recovery
Michael Leachman, Erica Williams and Nicholas Johnson

Demos 

Wisconsin’s Middle Class and the Jobs Crisis

New York’s Middle Class and the Jobs Crisis

Economic Policy Institute

The Need for Paid Sick Days
Elise Gould, Kai Filion and Andrew Green

Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

Do Frictions Matter in the Labor Market? Accessions, Separations, and Minimum Wage Effects
Arindrajit Dube, T. William Lester and Michael Reich

Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Pension Crediting for Caregivers: Policies in Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan
Elaine Fultz, Ph.D.