Employment
| Publication | Category | Topic |
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| Unemployment in the Great Recession: Single Parents and Men Hit Hard This brief discusses the sweeping impact the Great Recession has had on Americans, particularly men, single parents, young adults, and people with less education. Using data from the 2007 and 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Poverty, Unemployment |
| Rural Workers Have Less Access to Paid Sick Days This brief, using data from the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW) survey, analyzes paid sick time rates of workers by place and type of work. Paid sick days provide job protection to workers and a steady paycheck when they need to care for… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Health, Rural |
| Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less This Carsey brief finds that the percentage of Americans age 65 and older remaining in the labor force continues to grow steadily in urban, suburban, and rural areas. In 2009, 22 percent of older men and 13 percent of older women were still working compared to 17… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Seniors |
| Working Parents and Workplace Flexibility in New Hampshire This report, a joint effort between the Carsey Institute, UNH Cooperative Extension, and New Hampshire Employment Security, looks at working parents and their job flexibility and the importance it has for families trying to achieve a work-life balance.
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New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, New Hampshire |
| Increased Reliance on Wives as Breadwinners during the First Year of the Recession Among low-income families, the wages of employed wives account for the majority of family earnings, according to this Carsey brief. The analysis finds that in 2008, women contributed 56 percent of total family earnings, up from 51 percent in 2007. Also, husbands… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Gender, Wages, Women |
| Home Care Workers: Keeping Granite Staters in Their Homes as They Age Using data from the New Hampshire Direct Care Workforce Survey, this brief shows that New Hampshire's demand for home-based care workers outpaces supply because its population is aging at a faster rate than the national average. These workers play a critical… |
New Hampshire | Employment, New Hampshire, Seniors, Wages |
| Family-Friendly Policies for Rural Working Mothers For working parents, family friendly work policies like paid sick days, flexible time, or medical insurance can reduce work-family conflict and lead to less absenteeism and higher productivity. Working parents in rural America, however, have less access to these… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Urban, Women |
| The State of Working New Hampshire 2009 The issue brief finds that while New Hampshire workers have fared well compared with other New England states, wages have stagnated and full-time workers now form a smaller share of the labor force.
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New Hampshire | Employment, New Hampshire, Wages |
| Unemployment Insurance: A Safety Net for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence and Their Children The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that over 5 million intimate partner assaults are perpetrated against women each year, and they lose more than 8 million days of work annually. Expanding Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to victims of domestic… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Health, Safety Net, Unemployment, Women |
| Rural Workers More Likely to Work Nontraditional Shifts Workers in rural areas have historically worked at different times of the day compared to their counterparts in urban areas, including during less traditional work periods, such as in the early morning, afternoon, and evening hours. This brief presents a snapshot of… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Rural, Urban |
