STATEMENT: CAP Economist Michael Madowitz on the April 2021 Jobs Report
Date: May 7, 2021
Contact: Julia Cusick
Washington, D.C.
Michael Madowitz, an economist at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published its April 2021 employment situation report:
Today’s announcement that the economy added 266,000 jobs last month underscores that, while the economy is in recovery, it is not recovering quickly enough. After a week of anecdotes about labor shortages, the data tell a very clear story that any worker shortage is due to fewer women in the labor force. All labor force growth this month came from men, while more women dropped out, likely due to the fact that the nation’s care infrastructure does not meet the needs of millions of families. While the provisions of the American Rescue Plan are still taking effect, it prevented a widespread humanitarian crisis. Still, it is clear that more must be
Washington, D.C. — Today, a federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump vacated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) temporary federal eviction moratorium. Following the ruling, Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, vice president of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: Ensuring that everyone has access to secure, […]
RELEASE: CAP Welcomes Mia Ives-Rublee as Director of the Disability Justice Initiative
Date: May 3, 2021
Contact: Julia Cusick
Washington, D.C. Today, the Center for American Progress announced that Mia Ives-Rublee will be the next director of its Disability Justice Initiative (DJI), taking over for Founding Director Rebecca Cokley. Launched in 2018, the DJI is a first-of-its-kind think tank program, which applies disability as a lens across policy issues, centering wholeness, intersectionality, and inclusivity. The DJI works to ensure that both policymakers and the progressive community understand that disability issues do not exist in a silo but are part of the broader set of issues progressives fight for every day.
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring that federal contract workers earn $15 per hour. The order builds on previous actions taken by the Obama administration that created a wage floor and extended the protections to Americans with disabilities working on contracts. Following the signing of the order, Karla Walter, senior director […]
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