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The Economic Case for Unemployment Insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Businesses can expect a dreary holiday shopping season if Congress does not continue benefits for the long-term unemployed. These benefits help families to weather hard times, and right now millions of American families remain out of work or underemployed. They help families keep a roof over their head and food on the table while they search for work and wait for the economy to improve.

Labor & Economic News – Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Library

More Americans opt for high-deductible health insurance plans
Looking to save money in a weak economy, Americans increasingly are turning to health insurance plans with low premiums and high deductibles…

Labor & Economic News – Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Library

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States in 2009 was ,777, not statistically different from the 2008 median. The nation’s official poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008 — the second statistically significant annual increase in the poverty rate since 2004. There were 43.6 million people in poverty in 2009, up from 39.8 million in 2008 — the third consecutive annual increase. Meanwhile, the number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 46.3 million in 2008 to 50.7 million in 2009, while the percentage increased from 15.4 percent to 16.7 percent over the same period. These findings are contained in the report Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009. The following results for the nation were compiled from information collected in the 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC):

Labor & Economic News – Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Library