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Regional Economies, Work and Life
Public transit delivers large gains for the local economy
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Work and Life, Quality Jobs
New national survey offers unprecedented look at job quality in the U.S.
Construction workers work on a roof
Quality Jobs, Regional Economies, Work and Life
Foreign workers helped firms survive COVID, boosted local economies 
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Employment Relationships, Wages and Benefits
Employers' negotiating separately with each worker fuels gender pay gap
Gabrielle Pepin portrait
Work and Life, Resilient Workers
With simple changes, tax credit for care could help working families thrive
Woman works on laptop on patio with man
Strong Places, Resilient Workers, Regional Economies, Employment Relationships
Each dollar spent drawing remote workers to Tulsa delivers $4 benefit to current residents
Timothy J. Bartik
Factory workers on cardboard line
Strong Places, Place-based Policy, Skill Building
Research points to smarter, cheaper ways to create jobs in struggling communities
Timothy J. Bartik
Graduate's parents walk behind her holding hands
Prepared Workforce, Education
Latest data for The Kalamazoo Promise released