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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 24d

This is unacceptable.

www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey

The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

www.wsj.com

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 22d

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...

Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Este Griffith @esteg.bsky.social · Aug 28

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/...

Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data - The Hamilton Project

Olivia Howard, Lauren Bauer, Celine McNicholas, and Margaret Poydock use administrative data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to assess the number of cases the NLRB closed, the reason th...

www.hamiltonproject.org

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Este Griffith @esteg.bsky.social · Aug 28

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...

Tracking Trump's actions on tariffs, the environment, immigration, and more | Brookings

www.brookings.edu

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Este Griffith @esteg.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 8

President Trump's tariffs are expected to cost households an average of $2,400 per year, according to the Budget Lab at Yale University.

They estimate food prices could rise more than 3 percent and car prices could rise 12 percent.

Cars, coffee and clothing are poised to get pricier with new tariffs

The Trump administration’s latest tariffs are expected to drive up prices for U.S. consumers, with costs rising for everyday items such as groceries and clothes.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Aug 1

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...

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The Hamilton Project @hamiltonproject.org · Aug 7

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:

Has pay kept up with inflation? - The Hamilton Project

An interactive shows changes in real pay using different pay measures and two inflation measures, PCE and CPI.

www.hamiltonproject.org

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The Hamilton Project @hamiltonproject.org · Aug 4

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

Tracking trade amid uncertain and changing tariff policies - The Hamilton Project

Monitor the effects of tariff policies on trade with this interactive tracker showing total merchandise, duties, and price inflation by industry and country.

www.hamiltonproject.org

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Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · Aug 5

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:

Opinion | Firing the BLS commissioner will come back to haunt Trump

It will compromise policymakers’ ability to analyze the economy and ensure prosperity.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

Jobs data revisions are common. Here's how the process works.

The commissioner Trump fired over “rigged” jobs report most likely didn’t have a hand in assembling the report, former BLS officials say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Wendy Edelberg @wendyedelberg.bsky.social · Aug 1

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.

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · Jul 30

@hamiltonproject.org's trade tracker is updated through May/June.

Check it out here:

www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

#EconSky #Trade

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The States Forum @statesforum.bsky.social · Jul 10

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

A quote graphic with the following quote from Adam Pritzker, co-founder of The States Forum, for The New York Times: "The opportunity, to be positive here, is to export the lessons we've learned in the states."

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Lawrence H. Summers @larrysummers.bsky.social · Jul 2

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...

Opinion | We Both Served as Treasury Secretary. We Know This Bill Is Dangerous.

www.nytimes.com

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Chabeli Carrazana @chabeli.bsky.social · Jul 1

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...

Women in their 20s and 30s are working more than ever before

And the workforce looks different than it did a generation ago, as more young men than ever before are staying home to care for family instead.

19thnews.org

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · Jul 1

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/...

Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation - The Hamilton Project

This set of economic facts takes stock of the labor market through May 2025, paying particular attention to prime-age labor force participation.

www.hamiltonproject.org

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · Jul 1

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...

Women in their 20s and 30s are working more than ever before

And the workforce looks different than it did a generation ago, as more young men than ever before are staying home to care for family instead.

19thnews.org

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Este Griffith @esteg.bsky.social · Jun 26

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

Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · Jun 26

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.

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · Jun 26

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.

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The Hamilton Project @hamiltonproject.org · Jun 25

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.

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Este Griffith @esteg.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

The Hamilton Project @hamiltonproject.org · Jun 24

Do work requirements work? @laurenhlb.bsky.social‬ lays out the facts:
1. SNAP helps recipients get back on their feet and back to work.
2. SNAP work requirements don’t increase employment or earnings.
3. Work requirements punish low-wage workers and the unemployed, even those searching for jobs.

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Molly Reynolds @mollyereynolds.bsky.social · Jun 17

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?”

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · Jun 12

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...

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