Topic: Fiscal Policy Institute
In the perverse competition for the title of the most cruel and hostile anti-immigrant state in the country, Alabama has emerged as the undisputed...
Don't panic all your readers in the rest of the country. Obama's proposed millionaires' tax is nowhere near being law.The D.C. in this case is the...
This Labor Day, far too many New Yorkers would be happy to pass on the traditional barbecues in favor of observing the holiday by working. If they...
Will New Yorkers - some of them at least - finally be paid a little closer to what they deserve?. . We would have to ask City Council Speaker...
Unemployment woes have hit the city's black communities harder than other racial and ethnic groups, a new report says.. . Nearly 40% of formerly...
If you thought the news about poverty in the nation was alarming, wait until you hear what the situation is in New York State.. . Nationally, one...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Immigrants in New York City have a lower unemployment rate and participate in the labor force at a higher rate than native-born Americans, a divergence from the national trends that may reflect optimism about the recovery.The economic recession ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's recession likely will linger for the average resident, though technical indicators suggest both the nation and the city have turned the corner, the Fiscal Policy Institute reported on Tuesday.The city's recovery might be ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. service sector employees who receive tips have been excluded from the latest hike in the federal minimum wage that kicked in on Friday, leaving the public to cover the cost of their healthcare, according to economists and ...
From The Times' City Room: "Well-paid professionals like lawyers and architects are joining the rapidly expanding unemployment rolls in New York City, according to a new unemployment study. The report, released by the Fiscal Policy Institute, shows that the effects of the ...
