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Featured Reports from Various Sources
Sept 2024
States’ Share of Medicaid Costs Remains Low but Is Set to Increase
July 2024
U.S. home prices have far outpaced paychecks. See what it looks like where you live
June 2024
The 'silver tsunami' is here. Is government ready?
April 2024
Rural Population Grows for Second Consecutive Year
Podcast: How States and Cities Can Increase Housing
March 2024
‘Brain gain’ in rural America and who is behind it
States get some help to recruit caregivers for an aging population
Feb 2024
America Has a Retirement Crisis. We Need to Make It Easier to Save
Jan 2024
State lawmakers seek to limit property tax increases as home values soar
Does Working from Home Boost Productivity Growth?
Dec 2023
The End of Rapid Population Growth
America Is Aging Into a Housing Crisis for Older Adults
Nov 2023
Tools for Sustainable State Budgeting
Sept 2023
Pandemic Aid Lifts Federal Share of State Budgets to New Highs
Understanding Patterns in U.S. Regional Economic Growth
July 2023
How an aging population poses challenges for U.S. economy, workforce and social programs
May 2023
Adapting incentives in the era of remote work
April 2023
Where are the missing workers?
January 2023
November 2022
States Build Their Reserves Amid Growing Uncertainties
The State of the Nation's Nursing Shortage
How much do states spend on prisons?
October 2022
Americans are becoming less productive, and that's a risk to the economy
August 2022
Understanding America's Labor Shortage
July 2022
June 2022
Explainer: What Drives Gasoline Prices?
Rural's Rise: Shifting Trends in Rural and Urban Job Postings
The Big Debate Around Statehouses: What to Do With Budget Surpluses
April 2022
Demographics, COVID-19 Leave Construction with Tight Labor Supply
March 2022
The Future Of Work In 2022 And Beyond
January 2022
County Levers to Drive Economic Mobility - Local Solutions and Strategies
Community Colleges as Professional Development Hubs for Gig Workers
Early evidence of missing births from the COVID-19 baby bust
November 2021
The Government Job Application Drop-off is 'Snowballing'
The 'Great Resignation' is altering the workforce dynamic, maybe for good
October 2021
Emerging Trends in Real Estate Impacting Cities and States
July 2021
Revitalized rural towns get extra boost from remote workers
Expansion of Remote Work Increases Competition Between Public, Private Sector
June 2021
How Governments Can Help Elevate the Local Workforce Post-Pandemic
May 2021
Not All Jobs Are Coming Back Post Covid: How States Can Help Retrain Workers
Remote working: why some people are less productive at home than others, new research
March 2021
Pandemic Drives Historic State Tax Revenue Drop
February 2021
January 2021
Who Gives and Who Gets? - Explore the Balance of Payments between States and the Federal Government
December 2019
Top 5 Smart Incentives stories of 2019
October 2019
Rainy Day Funds in 2019: Are States Ready for the Next Recession?
How Cities Can Make the 2020 Census a Success
August 2019
'Lost Decade' Casts a Post-Recession Shadow on State Finances
Census is Hiring 500,000 Part-Time and Temporary Workers for 2020 Census
July 2019
Will Your Job Still Exist In 2030?
Automation and the Rocky Mountain Workforce
Robots 'to replace up to 20 million factory jobs' by 2030
May 2019
Most out-of-work young adults face bleak job prospects
April 2019
Nine States Where Tax Revenues Have Been Slow to Recover Since the Great Recession
March 2019
It's Time for States to Invest in Infrastructure
February 2019
Researchers question automation incentives
'Good Jobs' in Rural America Are Changing, So Learning Must Change Too
State and Local Lawmakers Pitch How to Pay for a Big Infrastructure Package
January 2019
Understanding Your Community: Labor Market and Workforce Development System Data Toolkit
Rural Hospitals in Greater Jeopardy in Non-Medicaid Expansion States
How Counties Can Use Evidence-Based Policymaking to Achieve Better Outcomes
The Future of Work - Why Better Education Doesn't Necessarily Translate into Better Work
December 2018
3 Nontraditional Ways to Get a Bachelor's Degree
November 2018
State Revenue Volatility and Optimal Reserve Size Are Directly Linked
Investing in America's Workforce: Improving Outcomes for Workers and Employers
Are Sin Taxes Healthy for State Budgets?
Why Aren't U.S. Workers Working?
Counting Everyone Once, Only Once and in the Right Place
October 2018
Wages Are Higher in Urban Areas, But Growing Faster in Rural Ones
September 2018
Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They're Not.
States See Energy Boom Along With Economic Expansion
Oil's New Technology Spells End of Boom for Roughnecks
