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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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • Identifying Gaps and Setting Priorities for Employment and Training Research - Press Release

      Nov 01, 2011

      Press release on key findings and recommendations from a review of workforce and related research.

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    • Chasing the American Dream: Recent College Graduates and the Great Recession - Media Release

      May 10, 2012

      Press release for Heldrich Center survey of college graduates from 2006 to 2011. Examines how college graduates are faring in today's labor market and how they are dealing with student debt.

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    • Net Impact’s Talent Report: What Workers Want in 2012 - Media Release

      May 23, 2012

      Examines college students' life goals, expectations of coming onto the job market, what attributes they find desirable in jobs, and the sectors of the economy they would like to work in. Also focuses on the workforce, looking first at the life goals for three generational cohorts. Explores overall job satisfaction, components of job satisfaction, and what they would look like in an ideal job. Also examines job tradeoffs — what they might be willing to give up in salary for other benefits.

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    • Left Out. Forgotten? Recent High School Graduates and the Great Recession - Media Release

      Jun 06, 2012

      Press release for report that documents the severe problems that graduates from the high school classes of 2006 through 2011 have encountered. Examines the experiences of high school graduates in the labor market, how well high school graduates feel they were prepared for the job market or attending college, and how recent high school graduates feel about their financial futures

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    • Diminished Lives and Futures: A Portrait of America in the Great-Recession Era - Media Release

      Feb 07, 2013

      Explores Americans' experiences during and after the Great Recession, including their assessments of the labor market and economy, the impact of the recession on their finances, and causes of high unemployment.

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