Wages
| Publication | Category | Topic |
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| Wives as Breadwinners: Wives' Share of Family Earnings Hits Historic High during the Second Year of the Great Recession In the second year of the recession, wives' contributions to family earnings leapt again, jumping two percentage points from 45 percent in 2008 to 47 percent in 2009. This rise marks the largest single-year increase in 15 years. This is not due to an increase in… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Family, Gender, Wages, Women |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rural Workers Would Benefit More Than Urban Workers from an Increase in the Federal Minimum Wage While members of the U.S. Senate considered the first increase in minimum wage in a decade, the Carsey Institute released findings of a study showing that it would benefit rural, low-wage workers every bit as much, if not more, than workers in big cities. … |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Rural, Urban, Wages |
| The State of Working New Hampshire 2006 While New Hampshire has the highest labor force participation (71 percent) and the second-lowest unemployment and underemployment rates in New England, recent trends in employment and wages point to growing disparities in the state, this issue brief finds. The brief… |
New Hampshire | Employment, New Hampshire, Wages |
| The State of Working Vermont 2006 Vermont enjoys higher-than-average workforce participation rates and the lowest unemployment in New England, but the state's wage levels remain well below regional standards and the workforce is aging, finds this issue brief prepared by the Carsey Institute in… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, New England, Seniors, Wages |
