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The Job Imperative

New York Times / November 29, 2009 / Paul Krugman Op-Ed

If you’re looking for a job right now, your prospects are terrible. There are six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings, and the average duration of unemployment — the time the average job-seeker has spent looking for work — is more than six months, the highest level since the 1930s.

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Obama on Savings Bonds

September 5, 2009 / White House Press Release

“If you work hard your whole life, you ought to have every opportunity to retire with dignity and financial security. And as a nation we ought to do all we can to ensure that folks have sensible, affordable options to save for retirement.”

© Copyright 2009 White House

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  December 15, 2010
  Michelle Singletary of The Washington Post on the Foundation's new report 'Standing on Shaky Ground: Americans' Experiences with Economic Insecurity'. >

• What Americans lost in the recession

  December 14, 2010
  CNNMoney.com reports on findings from the new report by the Rockefeller Foundation and Yale University 'Standing on Shaky Ground: Americans’ Experience With Economic Insecurity.' >

• AARP Revs Up Campaign To Protect Social Security From Deficit Cuts

  October 24, 2010
  Forbes.com's Janet Novack blogs about AARP's new survey of values and perceptions of Social Security. >

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Press Releases

• Labor-Employment Experts Launch National Research Network

  January 06, 2011
  New website and network with research and data on labor and employment policy, created with the support of The Rockefeller Foundation, launches January 7, 2010. >

• Rockefeller Foundation & Yale University Political Science Professor Jacob Hacker Release New Report on Economic Insecurity

  December 14, 2010
  The Rockefeller Foundation & Yale University economic security expert Jacob Hacker release “Standing on Shaky Ground: Americans’ Experiences with Economic Insecurity,” the first study to detail how economic insecurity affects the well-being of Americans. >

• Rockefeller Foundation/TIME Survey Reveals Americans’ Concern over Finances has Doubled in the Last Year

  June 17, 2008
  An exclusive Rockefeller Foundation/TIME survey released today indicates that an overwhelming majority of Americans are concerned about their financial situations, economic futures, and calling our for more government help. >