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Who is Affected by the Minimum Wage?

A minimum wage increase would directly raise the wages of all workers who earn less than the new minimum wage, and economic models suggest that ...
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Economic Gains from Early Education & Care

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The State of Working Massachusetts 2012

Even now at the close of 2012, workers across Massachusetts are still hampered by the lingering effects of the "Great Recession."
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In 7 Charts: Today’s State of Working Massachusetts

To mark the close of 2012, MassBudget presents a snapshot of the current economic landscape, along with some of the long-term trends affecting workers and ...
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The Massachusetts Minimum Wage: Past, Present and Future

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Youth and Work: in Massachusetts and Across the Nation

Here in Massachusetts, close to 1 in 7 young people is unemployed. Nationwide, 6.5 million "disconnected youth" are out of school and also out of ...
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Median Household Income Dropped in Massachusetts and the U.S. in 2011

Median household income in Massachusetts fell to $62,859 in 2011, a decline of 1.7 percent from 2010. This is the second year in a row ...
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2011 Poverty Rate Remained Level in Massachusetts While Rising Nationwide

The overall poverty rate in Massachusetts was 11.6 percent in 2011—roughly the same as in 2010. By contrast, the overall U.S. poverty rate did show ...
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Child Poverty in Massachusetts Unchanged, Most Children Have Health Insurance

Children in Massachusetts fare better than in much of the rest of the nation, as child poverty in the Commonwealth remains unchanged and health insurance ...
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Wages and Inequality in Massachusetts: a Labor Day Report

Even though the economy has stopped shrinking and begun to grow, that growth is too slow to fully restore the losses experienced by workers and ...
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