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This In Focus provides an introduction to the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR), a key measure of the labor market. It is the fraction of people who are engaged in the labor force, whether they ar...

Social Security is the single largest federal program in terms of the number of beneficiaries as well as budget. It pays cash benefits to over 67 million beneficiaries each month, and total benefit pa...

On January 22, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published an interim final rule (IFR) amending its regulations governing the Individual Assistance (IA) program—specifically the Ind...

On September 20, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the launch of a new American Climate Corps (ACC) initiative. The ACC is described as a “workforce training and service initiative” to provide ...