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There has been increasing support for expanding diversity, improving equity, and overall growing inclusion throughout the United States. With the conclusion of the State Business Incentives Database summer update, we can review current trends in programs supporting this movement. Moreover, we can further categorize how these programs interact with disadvantaged communities. Some programs, such as […]
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 pandemic triggered a surge of teleworking, raising questions about its impact on specific occupations. While teleworking existed before the pandemic, permanent telework arrangements are increasingly being considered a prospect for employers. This begs the question of what occupations are most susceptible to adopting this new working style. To answer this question, researchers leveraged […]
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed just how fragile surveys and administrative data can be. In response to both this and the push for the availability of data at the local level in recent years, the U.S. statistical system has seen modernization efforts to produce data that is truly reflective of reality. To meet the data demands, […]
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