This is unacceptable. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

This is false; I fear that whoever wrote this statement doesn’t know what these adjectives mean.

ICYMI, this weekend USDA announced that it would not field the Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey - the source of information about the state of food insecurity and hunger in America - this December. The press release is full of falsehoods: www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...

For most of this year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has lacked a quorum. How has this affected NLRB actions? Olivia Howard, @laurenhlb.bsky.social‬, ‪@cmcnich.bsky.social‬, and Margaret Poydock explore the data: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

Do you struggle to track of what's happening on important areas of policy? Hutchins Center @brookings.edu put together a great list of trackers to help you understand what's happening on immigration, tariffs, and more! www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...

excellent piece with great analysis from @budgetlab.bsky.social

What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)? Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...

There are various ways to evaluate recent trends in real pay, including using different pay and inflation measures and reference periods. These factors can lead to different conclusions about trends in real pay in the United States. Learn more with our updated interactive:

How are businesses and trade partners reacting to tariffs? Our updated trade tracker provides insight into: - Total merchandise trade by industry and country - Calculated duties on merchandise imports - Merchandise trade price inflation - Total merchandise trade by principal end-use

Politicizing federal statistics compromises the ability of policymakers to properly analyze the state of the economy and develop the best policies to ensure prosperity, write former chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse and Gregory Mankiw. Read their new op-ed:

I’ve harped on the media for very poor reporting of the ways jobs numbers are produced, but I also want to highlight good examples such as @bencasselman.bsky.social at New York Times and this piece by NBC News. Good, informative economic journalism is possible. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

Immigration! It may well be that this is what a healthy labor market in the US looks like now. From @taraelizwatson.bsky.social, @stanveuger.bsky.social & me: www.aei.org/wp-content/u... Labor supply growth has come to a screaming halt. This is the emp growth the US can sustain right now.

@hamiltonproject.org's trade tracker is updated through May/June. Check it out here: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin... #EconSky #Trade

The States Forum is here to catalyze popular state-based ideas that reflect the American Promise and can make a difference in people's lives. Learn more at StatesForum.org

This bill is more budget busting than big and beautiful. We helped balance the budget but Trump’s plan unbalances our finances and our country. Read my @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece with Bob Rubin. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...

Young women are now working at higher rates than ever, pursuing careers and financial stability, while young men are staying home and taking on a greater share of caregiving, according to new research from ‪@laurenhlb.bsky.social‬ at @hamiltonproject.org: 19thnews.org/2025/07/wome...

New from @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social, Eileen Powell, and me --- we take stock of the state of prime-age labor force participation. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

May I direct your attention to #jobsday? To this superb piece by @chabeli.bsky.social on what's going on with women at work: 19thnews.org/2025/07/wome...

If you have questions and snap and reconciliation - highly recommend giving @laurenhlb.bsky.social a follow! And @hamiltonproject.org while you’re at it!

In both the House and Senate, payment error rates will determine what share of SNAP benefit payments states are forced to pay. We're (hopefully) going to get FY2024 payment error rates in the next few days, but look! A map for FY2023. This policy looks like a recipe for ending SNAP in most states.

U.S. workforce standards have changed little since the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was signed into law on this day in 1938. In her proposal, @betseystevenson.bsky.social makes the case for a modernization of the FLSA that would give all workers the right to earn paid time off.

Confused about work requirements? @laurenhlb.bsky.social is here to help!

It’s very easy to fly yourself in circles speculating about whether any particular provision runs afoul of the Byrd Rule. But zooming out with your binoculars for a second, there are two important questions to ask beyond “what’s the substantive impact of the provision?”

When there are more SNAP participants who are looking for but cannot find a job (the green bars) than who have one (blue bars), the argument that "only 30 percent are working" so we need more work requirements deflates. www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

One more thing: While working on this, I read Bob Greenstein's masterful, sweeping history for the Hamilton Project of anti-poverty programs evolution since the 1970s. Absolute must-read, with important forward guidance as well. www.hamiltonproject.org/wp-content/u...

As the Senate continues to deliberate the budget bill, THP analyses outline how the House-passed bill would leave behind low-income working families and children: - www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/... - www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

Loss of insurance from GOP bill could mean more than 100,000 deaths. My latest from @postopinions.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

It is heartening to hear that Governors are reaching out to the Senate about the House's irresponsible proposal to force states to pay for between 5 and 25 percent of SNAP benefits. Diane Schanzenbach and my new paper explains why: www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

In our new piece, Diane Schanzenbach and I lay out how proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness. Pushing costs to states, work requirements, waiver rules. It's all there. No tl;dr because --- read it. www.brookings.edu/articles/pro... #EconSky

Want to know more about the increased pressure state budgets could face if the house version of the budget bill passes? Check in out here: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

Amidst troubling economic uncertainty, Congress is trying to cut SNAP, one of the most effective and efficient tools we have for responding to a recession. Diane Schanzenbach and I explain step-by-step why the SNAP cuts that passed the House are harmful: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

The Senate can stop this.

New research w/ @kirabojackson.bsky.social & @julia-turner.bsky.social on NBER homepage “Universal Pre-K across 9 states & cities increased LFP by 0.8 pp, employment by 0.9 pp, & weekly hours worked by 0.42, with strongest effects for moms. Each $1 spent on UPK generated >$3 in additional earnings”

Seems like if we want to increase a culture of work etc etc, this might be more promising than taking food benefits away from 60 year olds or parents of 9 year olds. Of course funding things like this wouldn’t open up budgetary space for tax cuts for rich people.

New analysis from @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach shows the many ways the proposed cuts to SNAP in the budget bill would harm children and families.

important insights from @laurenhlb.bsky.social on the realities of the proposed work requirements

Very important piece for reporters covering the SNAP work requirement proposals to read, as @chloeneast.bsky.social directly responds to the most recent AEI misinterpretation of the evidence (including 3 of Chloe's papers). In truth, SNAP work requirements do not increase employment.

Going to need to be prepared to answer some questions about that lil' old U.S. Court of International Trade box in the corner of my Structure of the Federal Courts diagram the next time I teach, I see.

Congress is considering adding or expanding work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP. But work requirements penalize low-income workers and families, who—not by choice—often experience volatility in employment and work hours. @lizananat.bsky.social, ‪@agpines.bsky.social‬, and Olivia Howard explain:

New @hamiltonproject.org research by @lizananat.bsky.social @agpines.bsky.social & Olivia Howard finds that work requirements penalize low-income workers for something they can’t control: employer-driven volatility in employment and hours. www.brookings.edu/articles/wor...

Some policymakers have called for expanding work requirements for SNAP and other programs. What are work requirements, and how do they affect SNAP recipients? @laurenhlb.bsky.social and @chloeneast.bsky.social answer these questions and more:

Consequential fast work from @katiebergh.bsky.social & Dottie on the worst among bad SNAP proposals: state cost-sharing tied to error rates (the calculation of which they are also changing to “$0.”)

Bottom line: Congress is considering changes to SNAP—and not just to work requirements—with ramifications that would increase hunger and impact states' budgets and the country’s ability to respond to recessions. For more on this, follow @laurenhlb.bsky.social.

This is part of how SNAP functions as an automatic stabilizer, expanding when economic conditions are weak and contracting when they are strong, helping feed families while also providing economic stimulus to communities. More on SNAP as an automatic stabilizer:

Also on the table are major changes to work requirement waivers. With waivers, work requirements can be lifted when local economic conditions warrant. More on waivers:

Congress is considering major changes to SNAP work requirements. More on work requirements:

Congress is considering recalculating the value of SNAP benefits less frequently and restricting any future update from increasing purchasing power. More on the Thrifty Food Plan:

Congress is considering significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (#SNAP). Here’s some context on what that could mean. ⬇️🧵

It's even worse than @crampell.bsky.social argues, because both SNAP and Medicaid work requirements penalize the unemployed. wapo.st/4dlGBEa