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January Jobs Report Reveals African American Teen Unemployment Increases to Almost 7 Times the National Rate: Mandated Minimum Wage Hikes Would Exacerbate Problem
February 2006
Washington – While 193,000 new jobs were created in January and overall unemployment dropped to 4.7%, the African Americans teen unemployment rate remains shockingly high at 31.4%. Troublingly, while overall teenage unemployment saw a slight decrease from 13.4% to 13.3%, African American teen unemployment increased to 6.7 times the national rate. This bleak employment outlook threatens to become much worse as states across the nation consider mandated… -
January Jobs Report Reveals African American Teen Unemployment Increases to Almost 7 Times the National Rate: Mandated Minimum Wage Hikes Would Exacerbate Problem
February 2006
Washington – While 193,000 new jobs were created in January and overall unemployment dropped to 4.7%, the African Americans teen unemployment rate remains shockingly high at 31.4%. Troublingly, while overall teenage unemployment saw a slight decrease from 13.4% to 13.3%, African American teen unemployment increased to 6.7 times the national rate. This bleak employment outlook threatens to become much worse as states across the nation consider mandated… -
Research Reveals Folly of Managing Healthcare through Employers: Employment Policies Institute collection of research supports consumer-driven plans as more effective; no unintended consequences
February 2006
Washington, DC – Three studies released by the Employment Policies Institute reveal mandates requiring businesses to provide healthcare coverage are ineffective and ultimately result in job loss for the nation’s low-skilled employees. Research from economists at the University of Santa Cruz found that healthcare mandates fail to effectively increase coverage for the vast majority of the uninsured because those who experience loss of coverage over time are… -
Research Reveals Folly of Managing Healthcare through Employers: Employment Policies Institute collection of research supports consumer-driven plans as more effective; no unintended consequences
February 2006
Washington, DC – Three studies released by the Employment Policies Institute reveal mandates requiring businesses to provide healthcare coverage are ineffective and ultimately result in job loss for the nation’s low-skilled employees. Research from economists at the University of Santa Cruz found that healthcare mandates fail to effectively increase coverage for the vast majority of the uninsured because those who experience loss of coverage over time are… -
EPI-Sponsored Research Offers Market-Based Solutions to the Healthcare Crisis: Bush to echo recommendations on healthcare in State of the Union Address
January 2006
Washington, DC – President Bush’s strategy to address the nation’s ailing healthcare system is expected to draw heavily from the counsel of economists R. Glenn Hubbard, John F. Cogan, and Daniel Kessler, who recently encapsulated their recommendations in the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs. This influential work was sponsored by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) and is available through the EPI website at www.epionline.org/MakingMarketsWork. EPI research has found… -
EPI-Sponsored Research Offers Market-Based Solutions to the Healthcare Crisis: Bush to echo recommendations on healthcare in State of the Union Address
January 2006
Washington, DC – President Bush’s strategy to address the nation’s ailing healthcare system is expected to draw heavily from the counsel of economists R. Glenn Hubbard, John F. Cogan, and Daniel Kessler, who recently encapsulated their recommendations in the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs. This influential work was sponsored by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) and is available through the EPI website at www.epionline.org/MakingMarketsWork. EPI research has found…