Category: Wages
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April Unemployment Data Do Not Indicate Benefits Are Keeping Workers Home The employment data for April 2021 have elevated the question of whether the availability of unemployment benefits at higher levels during the COVID-19 economic crisis is keeping workers at home. Today’s state-by-state data release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offers one piece of evidence that this is not the case.
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COVID-19 | COVID-19, Employment, Wages | Publication |
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Coös Teens’ View of Family Economic Stress Is Tied to Quality of Relationships at Home Family economic hardship during adolescence affects family relationships and the social, emotional, and behavioral development of a substantial number of American youth.
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New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Family, New Hampshire, Wages, Young Adults | Publication |
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Employment Income Drops in More Low-Income Than High-Income Households in All States Low-wage workers are being hit much harder in the COVID-19 economic crisis than higher wage workers. This is evident in the much greater job loss in lower wage industries than higher wage industries.
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COVID-19 | COVID-19, Employment, Public Opinion, Unemployment, Wages | Publication |
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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 role and face many challenges, including low pay, little or no paid time off, and lack of access to health insurance.
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New Hampshire | Employment, New Hampshire, Seniors, Wages | Publication |
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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' education level and race are factors in how much wives contribute to family earnings.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Gender, Wages, Women | Publication |
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Lack of Protections for Home Care Workers: Overtime Pay and Minimum Wage This brief examines overtime hours and hourly wages among home care workers (home health aides and personal care aides) and compares them with hospital and nursing home aides. These aides engage in similar work for their clients, even though they work in different institutional settings.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Health Insurance, Safety Net, Wages | Publication |
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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 has the lowest percentage of livable wage jobs, with only 13 percent of jobs paying a livable wage for single-parent families with two children.
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New Hampshire | Employment, Family, New Hampshire, Poverty, Wages | Publication |
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May Unemployment Data Do Not Indicate Benefits Are Keeping Workers Home There has been substantial debate over whether higher levels of unemployment benefits have been keeping workers at home. The April and May state-level unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offer one piece of evidence that workers are not (illegally) refusing to seek or accept employment because of unemployment benefits.
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COVID-19 | COVID-19, Employment, Wages | Publication |
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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.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Rural, Urban, Wages | Publication |
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Share of Childless Adults Eligible for EITC Triples Under American Rescue Plan In this fact sheet, author Jess Carson explores how changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2021 affect childless tax filers. Findings show that the share of childless adults who can claim a credit has tripled under the new provisions, and that the biggest driver of widened access is lowering the minimum age for eligibility.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | COVID-19, Income, Low Income, Poverty, Safety Net, Tax, Wages | Publication |
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The Interaction Between the Minimum Wage and the Federal EITC Increases in the minimum wage are widely assumed to be beneficial for low-income workers, but it is important to consider the effect an increase might have on eligibility for other benefits, particularly the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This fact sheet examines the interaction between the minimum wage and the EITC to determine whether a minimum wage increase would produce gains in the sum of earnings plus EITC dollars for low-income workers.1
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Income, Safety Net, Tax, Wages | Publication |
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The Motherhood Wage Penalty Gender inequality has declined precipitously over the past half-century, fundamentally altering women’s, men’s, and their children’s lives. Despite these changes, women continue to pay a wage penalty for motherhood, earning about 5 percent less than equally-qualified childless women.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Wages | Publication |
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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 provides a state-focused analysis of the Economic Policy Institute's national report, “The State of Working America 2005/2006.”
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New Hampshire | Employment, New Hampshire, Wages | Publication |
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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 participation rates. This brief was prepared in cooperation with the Economic Policy Institute.
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New Hampshire | Economic Development, Employment, New Hampshire, Wages | Publication |
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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 | Publication |
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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 partnership with the Public Assets Institute of Vermont. The brief highlights trends related to the economic and labor force characteristics of Vermont's workers.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, New England, Seniors, Wages | Publication |
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Who Cares for the Sick Kids? Parents’ Access to Paid Time to Care for a Sick Child This brief analyzes employed parents’ access to five or more paid sick days annually to care for a sick child in 2008.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Family, Health, Income, Wages | Publication |
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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 their earnings but rather to a decrease in husband’s employment, as the economy disproportionately shed male-dominated jobs during the recession.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Family, Gender, Wages, Women | Publication |
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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 counterparts to work for pay, but they earn less, have fewer occupational choices, and have seen their family income decline as men's wages have not kept pace with inflation. Dr. Smith's report looks at over 30 years of data about women's employment.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Wages, Women | Publication |