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An Economic Recovery Agenda for States and Cities

States and cities can harness a variety of innovative job creation strategies to accelerate their economic recovery and create good jobs. Read More

Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Workers and Our Economy Hanging On by a Thread

Nearly two million unemployed workers face premature cut-off from federal unemployment insurance in the new year. Read More

The Good Jobs Deficit:  Low-Paying Jobs & Falling Wages Dominate Recent Growth

NELP’s report shows that low-paying jobs have dominated job growth in the first year of the recovery, while better-paying occupations have been far slower to return. And the wages in these lower-paying jobs have been falling. Read More

Hiring Discrimination Against the Unemployed

Some businesses and recruitment firms are telling would-be job seekers that they can’t get a job unless they already have a job. Read More

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  • 01-26-12 NELP: January 31st Deadline Nears for Employers to Begin Paying Back Borrowed Unemployment Funds. Read More
  • 01-25-12 NELP's Christine Owens responds to President Obama's State of the Union in CNN.com op-ed. Read More
  • 01-24-12 NELP statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union address. Read More
  • 01-24-12 NELP's Paul Sonn in Fortune: "When Romney, Bloomberg and Christie all favor [raising the minimum wage], it is making some headway," Read More
  • 01-20-12 Two recent case settlements reveal that widespread job discrimination persists against persons with criminal records, no matter how minor or dated their offense. Read More
  • 01-20-12 NELP's Maurice Emsellem presents testimony at the California State Assembly Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color. Read More
  • 01-19-12 NELP fact sheet explains ICE's prosecutorial discretion policy for immigrant workers. Read More
  • 01-13-12 NELP releases new toolkit for state UI advocates: Protecting Our Unemployment Insurance Lifeline Read More
  • 01-12-12 NELP urges congressional conferees to reject proposed barriers to unemployment insurance. Read More
  • 01-12-12 NELP's Anastasia Christman and Christine Owens on why eliminating regulations won't create jobs but will endanger workers. Read More

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