CBO analyzes the levels and trends of employment and the compensation of workers. CBO also analyzes how various policies, such as unemployment insurance, affect labor markets.
Labor Markets
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Unemployment Insurance in the Wake of the Recent RecessionNov 2012 - Between 2007 and 2010, unemployment benefits expanded nearly five-fold owing to high unemployment due to the weak economy, and decisions by policymakers to increase the number of weeks for which eligible unemployed workers could receive benefits.
Small Firms, Employment, and Federal PolicyMar 2012 - Small firms, widely believed to promote job growth, both create and eliminate jobs at higher rates than large firms do. Although small firms account for a disproportionate share of net job growth, that greater growth is driven primarily by new small firms.
Understanding and Responding to Persistently High UnemploymentFeb 2012 - The rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, and CBO projects that it will remain above 8 percent until 2014.
Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector EmployeesJan 2012 - This analysis focuses on wages, benefits, and total compensation between 2005 and 2010.
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The Unemployment Insurance System
blog postApril 1, 2013Unemployment Insurance in 2013 and Beyond
presentationApril 1, 2013U.S. Economic Performance
blog postMarch 21, 2013Snapshot of Unemployment Benefits
blog postMarch 12, 2013Snapshot of Unemployment Benefits
imageMarch 12, 2013How Will Older People’s Participation in the Labor Force Be Affected by the Coming Increase in the Full Retirement Age for Social Security?
blog postJanuary 9, 2013Unemployment Insurance in the Wake of the Recent Recession
reportNovember 28, 2012CBO Releases a Report on Unemployment Insurance
blog postNovember 28, 2012
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