Bullets and Barriers: How One City Is Trying to Reduce Gun Violence
Birmingham, Ala., which had a record year for homicides, is trying to curb shootings by blocking streets. But the effort has ...
California violent crime, shoplifting, car theft up significantly from 2019: Report
The Public Policy Institute of California’s analysis of 2023 crime statistics show that most crime categories are up ...
Huge Upward Adjustment To Employment And Labor Force As Wave Of Immigrants Is Finally Included, Unemployment Drops, Wage Growth Accelerates
Average hourly earnings in January jumped by 0.48% (5.9% annualized), the biggest increase since June 2023. Read more here.
Black Men See Unemployment Increase Amid Job Market Slowdown And Economic Uncertainty
A pair of jobs reports for the month of January indicate that despite an otherwise stable job market, employer hiring trends ...
Breaking the cycle of poverty, unemployment and incarceration
Educational researchers have known for many years that K-12 educational achievement is directly tied to socioeconomic status. This data show the more affluent students are, the better they do in ...
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“The combination of economic strife and the unemployment is taking its toll”: Unhoused shelters in Grand Junction reaching full capacity
With the freezing temperature the Grand Valley can experience during winter, unhoused individuals are seeking shelter more than ever before.
After the fires, job losses and deportation threats, L.A.’s migrant workers are under immense stress
In L.A., some domestic and service workers are dealing with the loss of their jobs due to the Palisades and Eaton fires while ...