Press Releases

    • Out of Work and Losing Hope: The Misery and Bleak Expectations of American Workers - Media Release

      Sep 01, 2011

      Reports key findings from an August 2011 survey of American workers who lost a job during the Great Recession.

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    • Unfulfilled Expectations: Recent College Graduates Struggle in a Troubled Economy - Press Release

      May 18, 2011

      Presents the findings of a nationally representative sample of 571 U.S. residents who graduated from a four-year college between 2006 and 2010. Among on other topics, examines how students financed their college education and how much debt they carried away from it, how well college prepared them to enter and be successful in the labor market, and what they would do differently in their college education if they knew then what they know now.

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    • Shattered American Dream: Unemployed Workers Lose Ground, Hope, and Faith in their Futures - Press Release

      Dec 16, 2010

      Documents dramatic erosion in the quality of life for millions of Americans as a result of the Great Recession. Explores those still unemployed as well as those who have found new jobs, Americans' views of government, and the financial impacts of the recession.

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    • American Workers Assess an Economic Disaster - Press Release

      Sep 01, 2010

      Examines Americans' assessments of the future of the economy and the labor market, the impact of the recession on Americans’ finances, causes of unemployment, and national policies and political leaders.

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    • No End in Sight: The Agony of Prolonged Unemployment - Press Release

      May 04, 2010

      Explores Americans' continuing struggle to find jobs and the sacrifices they have endured during the recession.

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