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The Impact of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 on Women’s Employment

Summary of Paper prepared for the Policy Integration Department International Labour Office Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg Professor of Social Work Adelphi University School of Social Work, Chair, National Jobs for All Coalition Helen Lachs Ginsburg Professor Emerita of Economics Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Publications co-chair, National Jobs for All Coalition July 30, 2002… Read More The Impact of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 on Women’s Employment

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Youth Unemployment

Employment and Unemployment Among Youth  BLS Unemployment 16-19, 1970-2015 Hispanic data are not seasonally adjusted. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/06/the-real-reason-that-young-people-cant-find-jobs/372514/ Unemployment rates of young black men [age 16 to 19] 1972 to the present College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (Annual) BLS “Out of School, Out of Work . . . Out of Luck? NYC’s Disconnected… Read More Youth Unemployment

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Why are Men of Prime Age Missing from the Labor Force?

SPECIAL REPORT 7  October 2013 [slightly edited 6/16] by June Zaccone, Assoc. Prof. of Economics (Emerita), Hofstra University and NJFAC Executive Committee The official unemployment rate fails to reveal the full social burden that our slow recovery imposes on workers and on our economy as well. This limitation is created by the disappearance of millions… Read More Why are Men of Prime Age Missing from the Labor Force?

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The Labor Force Participation Rate and It Trajectory–Why It Matters

by June Zaccone, Assoc. Prof. of Economics (Emerita), Hofstra University and member, NJFAC Executive Committee. Special Report 5 June 2015; Graphs have been updated 2/20 If the LFPR were at its pre-recession level, the unemployment rate in September 2013 would have been 10.2% instead of 7.2%. The participation rate and its changes can lead to… Read More The Labor Force Participation Rate and It Trajectory–Why It Matters

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