Briefs Economic Justice Ray Khalfani Worker Justice 2023 State of Working Georgia: Short-Lived Recovery Reflects Long-Term Barriers October 23, 2023 / October 23, 2023 by Ray Khalfani Executive Summary Ongoing reliance on state-level, race-neutral job market measures provide an incomplete picture of the health of Georgia’s workforce. On the surface, Georgia has maintained a robust job market with a low overall unemployment rate of 3.3%. This low unemployment rate is partially attributed to a hiring pace that has stayed ahead of layoffs […] Read more » child care Criminal Justice Reform Digital Skills Gap Economic Justice economic mobility economic opportunity economic policies Economic Policy Economic Recovery Economic Security Economic Vision Equitable Opportunity Financial Aid Food Assistance FY2023 GBPI GBPI Insights GBPI Report Georgia Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Georgia Economy Georgia Lawmakers Georgia Workers georgia-budget governor kemp Inclusive Economy Labor Market Minimum Wage Policy Change Policy Reform Postsecondary Education racial equity Social Justice State of Working Georgia Unemployment Insurance Wage Inequality Work Supports worker justice worker rights Workforce Justice Workforce Training Workforce Trends
Blog Dominique Derbigny Sims Economic Justice Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia May 11, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Dominique Derbigny Sims In 2021, GBPI reflected on the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic security for Black women and Latinas. On May 11, the national public health emergency, which was declared more than three years ago, officially expires. During the pandemic, Georgians benefited from federal expansions to health care access via Medicaid, expansions to Unemployment […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Black women COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Economic Security expansions to health care access federal student loan debts Latinas medicaid mortgages relief packages Revenue Shortfall Reserve U.S. public health emergency Unemployment Insurance
GBPI In The News Atlanta jobs: a story of upbeat caution April 28, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill Atlanta’s economic optimism has turned a bit cautious. Hiring is solid if unspectacular, but layoffs are few — signs that employers are aware of potential economic trouble and don’t want to be overextended. But they also have plenty of business now and don’t want to find themselves suddenly scrambling to fill positions in a market […] Read more » Economic Justice Unemployment Unemployment Insurance worker justice
GBPI In The News Opponents Argue Bill Threatens State’s Unemployment Fund April 5, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill Senate Bill 160, which the House’s Republican majority passed 97-68 along party lines, replaces a state Department of Labor administrative fee that expired at the end of last year using money that otherwise would go into Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. ”UI Trust Fund contributions should not be reduced to compensate for other funding […] Read more » Unemployment Unemployment Insurance unemployment trust fund worker justice
Bill Analysis Prosper GA Ray Khalfani Worker Justice Unemployment Insurance Bill Analysis: House Bill 518 and Senate Bill 160 March 22, 2023 / March 22, 2023 by Ray Khalfani As of Crossover Day, March 6, 2023, Georgia’s House and Senate each voted to pass unemployment insurance (UI) bills, House Bill (HB) 518 and Senate Bill (SB) 160, out of their respective chambers. These bills have three main provisions: 1) suppressing new employers’ UI Trust Fund contribution rate from 2.7 percent to 2.64 […] Read more » Department of Labor ui trust fund Unemployment unemployment benefits Unemployment Insurance unemployment trust fund worker justice worker rights workforce
GBPI In The News New reentry program aims to help Henry County inmates; Proposed legislation could negatively impact Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund March 17, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill Ray Khalfani, Georgia Budget Policy Institute’s Senior Worker Justice Policy Analyst, discusses how HB 518 and SB 160 could potentially risk the solvency of Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund with Rose Scott. Hear the full discussion on WABE. Read more » Economic Security Unemployment Insurance unemployment trust fund worker justice
Blog Ray Khalfani Worker Justice Labor Day 2022: Georgia’s Correctional Control and Carceral Abuse Hurt All Workers September 5, 2022 / September 6, 2022 by Ray Khalfani Despite strides to improve the employment prospects of Georgians who have contact with the criminal legal system, state policy choices have counteracted those strides, demonstrating how much we undervalue and disinvest in Georgia workers. This disinvestment is magnified as Georgia’s uneven pandemic recovery continues. The overall likelihood of unemployment in general and Black-white un- and […] Read more » Economic Security Jobs Unemployment Insurance
Blog Ray Khalfani Worker Justice Risk without Reward: Georgia Workers Deserve Better September 2, 2021 / September 2, 2021 by Ray Khalfani Key Takeaways This Labor Day offers an opportunity to recalibrate our policy approach to better protect labor in our state while placing a mirror to reflect on the state’s harmful impulses to continue down a path of anti-labor policy choices. GBPI envisions Georgia policies that foster worker power–equitable working conditions, livable pay, adequate unemployment protections […] Read more » Economic Security Jobs Unemployment Insurance
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Worker Justice Provisions in the American Families Plan May 11, 2021 / July 15, 2021 by Caitlin Highland President Joe Biden recently unveiled his American Families Plan, which, along with his American Jobs Plan, form the basis of his recovery agenda during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of these plans is to address inequities faced by people of color and women, jumpstart recovery and then foster a new era of prosperity […] Read more » american families plan american jobs plan joe biden Unemployment Insurance
Blog Cash and Safety Net Furaha Njoroge People Powered Prosperity The Impact of Racism on Georgia’s Safety Net August 7, 2020 / August 7, 2020 by Furaha Njoroge CW: To highlight the problematic narratives surrounding safety net programs, this piece quotes racist statements opponents of these programs have made. Safety net programs, sometimes called “welfare,” are programs meant to meet the basic needs for families who fall on hard times. Programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), […] Read more » child care assistance racism Safety Net SNAP TANF Unemployment Insurance
