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EARN groups produce research, fact sheets, issue briefs, and multimedia resources on a multitude of topics to help inform public policy in a way that will strengthen the economy for working people.

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The State of Working Connecticut

September 15, 2022
Connecticut Voices for Children
Patrick R. O'Brien, and Lin Kabachia

Similar to the recoveries from the past three recessions, Connecticut’s job recovery from the pandemic-induced recession of 2020 continues to lag the job recovery for the U.S. as a whole. […]

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The State of Working Kentucky 2022

September 1, 2022
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Dustin Pugel

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic downturn reshaped Kentucky’s economy in ways that are still revealing themselves thirty months after the virus arrived in the commonwealth. Part of the story […]

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Utah Economic Benchmarking Project 2022: Utah vs Texas

August 31, 2022
Voices for Utah Children
Taylor Throne, Matthew Weinstein, Bryce Fairbanks

Voices for Utah Children released today the fifth in its series of economic benchmarking reports that evaluate how the Utah economy is experienced by median- and lower-income families by benchmarking Utah against […]

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Key Challenges Facing Granite State Workers Amid the COVID-19 Economic Recovery

August 31, 2022
New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

Despite a strong economic recovery from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than two years later, many Granite Staters face challenges that make affording everyday needs difficult.