Unemployment

Congress needs to open its eyes to the pandemic of poverty wage work, stop abetting it, and start promoting the kind of work that makes a good life possible.

We are in an extraordinary time. Learn how we’re working to advance opportunity in an uncertain economy.

Let’s talk about unemployment insurance—how it works, who it helps, and how it might help people in need during the COVID-19 crisis.

Policymakers should strengthen the Unemployment Insurance program, so that it is better able to help both traditional and non-traditional workers in the 21st century.

Urban America continues to face social and economic crises, bolstered by historical disenfranchisement and institutional racism.

Young people today face a tough job market. Many, especially those from poor communities, are struggling to find work. An estimated one in seven young adults in the US is out of school and not working.