An Analysis of the Illinois Labor Market for People with Disabilities: Working Less and Still Facing Challenges

Descriptive analysis of data on disability and employment for Illinois and neighboring states (Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin) from the American Community Survey (ACS) between the years of 2008 and 2024 was conducted to generate the following data digest. This analysis revealed insights into long-term trends in state-level differences regarding employment and labor market […]

IOWA UNION REPORT 2016

This report, conducted by researchers at the Midwest Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign analyzes the course of unionization in Iowa and in the United States from 2006 to 2015. Some data from 2015 are also analyzed for the Iowa City metropolitan statistical area […]

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