Employment
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| New, Longer Road to Adulthood: Schooling, Work, and Idleness among Rural Youth, The This report focuses on the education and work experiences of rural youth during the emerging adult years (age 20 to 24), as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. It documents how rural emerging adults combine work and school and experience idleness… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education, Employment, Rural, Urban, Young Adults |
| Rural Workers Would Benefit from Unemployment Insurance Modernization Rural workers stand to benefit from the modernization of unemployment insurance (UI) to cover part-time workers, which is an opportunity for states under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Plan (ARRA). Rural workers are more likely to work part-time, and many… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Rural, Safety Net, Unemployment |
| Seventy-eight Percent of Working Rural Families to Receive Full Making Work Pay Tax Credit The Making Work Pay Tax Credit provides eligible U.S. workers with additional money in each paycheck throughout the year. The fact sheet shows that 78 percent of rural working families will receive the full amount of the credit, while an additional 10 percent of… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
| Forty-three Percent of Eligible Rural Families Can Claim a Larger Credit with EITC Expansion This policy brief on the changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit in the ARRA also shows that families with three or more children and married couples will receive an increased refund under these new EITC rules for tax years 2009 and 2010. Many families in urban and… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
| Paid Sick Time Helps Workers Balance Work and Family In New Hampshire, workers fare better than workers nationally, yet one-quarter of Granite State workers do not have paid sick days. The lack of paid sick days places workers in a bind. They are forced to choose between caring for a sick family member or themselves… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Employment, New Hampshire, Safety Net |
| Child Tax Credit Expansion Increases Number of Families Eligible for a Refund The analysis shows that more than 500,000 rural families, or almost 9 percent of rural families, will become newly eligible for the Child Tax Credit under the expansion included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Within these families are an estimated 900… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Employment, Rural, Safety Net, Tax, Urban |
| Working Hard for the Money Trends in Women's Employment 1970 to 2007 Seventy-three percent of married rural mothers with children under age 6 work for pay. As men's employment rates have dropped over the past four decades, more rural women are working to keep the lights on at home. Rural women are just as likely as their urban… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Wages, Women |
| Many New Hampshire Jobs Do Not Pay a Livable Wage As the U.S. economy falters and recession looms, 79 percent of jobs in New Hampshire do not pay a wage sufficient for single-parent families with two children to provide basic needs such as housing, food, transportation, child care, and health care. Carroll County… |
New Hampshire | Employment, Family, New Hampshire, Poverty, Wages |
| The State of Working New Hampshire 2007 The author of this annual update on the state's workforce finds that wage growth in the state has not kept up with the rising cost of living in New Hampshire. This negative impact exists despite the state's low unemployment rates and high labor force… |
New Hampshire | Economic Development, Employment, New Hampshire, Wages |
| EITC is Vital for Working-Poor Families in Rural America In the 2004 tax year, tax filers claimed almost $40 billion through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), making the EITC one of the largest federal programs that provides cash supports to low-income working families in the United States. The EITC is especially… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
