This report examines the increasing costs facing minimum-wage families in the ninth year without an increase in the minimum wage.

This report refutes the widespread notion that women are increasingly likely to stop working when they have kids.

This report examines the amount of debt than an average student incurs to attend a four-year college, historical precedents of debt, and the implications for working students and families.

This paper shows that more than one-third of prime-age minimum wage workers remain in low-wage jobs for at least three years.

Many Americans cannot afford the luxury of sitting down together for dinner. This report finds that parents with lower incomes and less education are more likely to work alternating schedules than richer and more educated families.

This report is the first to examine whether workers who receive unemployment insurance (UI) increase their likelihood of employer-sponsored health insurance in their new job. The findings prove that in general, receiving UI benefits increases the likelihood of being hired into a job that...

Unemployment Insurance is a necessary and beneficial stimulus program for part-time workers. However, the current rules for eligibility often leave eligible workers behind. This study analyzes the alternative base period (ABP), a policy reform that makes it easier for low-wage workers to qualify...

This report finds that more low-income children live in families that receive a Social Security check than in families that receive a check from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. The study analyzed data from the Survey on Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

This paper compares the current economic recovery - post-2001 recession up to mid-2005 - with its performance in the prior four economic recoveries. It examines how weak job growth has affected older versus younger workers, and how the impact has differed between men and women.

Over 40 million jobs in the United States - about 1 in 3 - pay low wages ($11.11 per hour or less) and often do not offer employment benefits like health insurance, retirement savings accounts, paid sick days or family leave. These low-wage jobs are replacing jobs that have historically...