Data & Research
Digging Deeper: 2022 Senate Democratic Caucus Diversity Numbers
On July 13, 2022, the Senate Democratic Caucus released an update of its demographic data on Democratic staff (find 2022 numbers here and 2021 numbers here). The analysis below ranks…
Exploring Challenges for Small-Business Owners Across Race
In April and May 2021, the Joint Center surveyed 1,238 small-business owners nationwide — including 383 Black, 452 Latino, and 403 white respondents. Black and Latino respondents were over-represented relative…
Improving Training Evaluation Data to Brighten the Future of Black Workers
This report explores the current state of evaluation in workforce development programs with an eye toward improving outcomes for Black training participants. The report is important because increasing the…
Improving the Earned Income Tax Credit for Black Workers Without Children
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)-one of the few poverty reduction programs offered through the federal tax code-is also one of the most important poverty reduction programs in the United…
Principles to Support Black Workers in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
This is an opportune moment to advance equity as Congress is set to reauthorize WIOA and vote on new workforce investments proposed in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. The…
Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The 36-page report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South, details the potential for broadband to increase economic, educational, and health care opportunities in the Black Rural…
Racial Diversity Among Senate Committee Top Staff
Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released Racial Diversity Among Senate Committee Top Staff. This report provides evidence regarding the lack of racial diversity among U.S. Senate…
Digging Deeper: 2021 Senate Democratic Caucus Diversity Numbers
On July 13, 2021, the Senate Democratic Caucus released an update of its demographic data on Democratic staff (find 2021 numbers here and 2020 numbers here). The analysis below ranks…
Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The Joint Center’s issue brief Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South highlights the challenges and solutions in expanding broadband in the Black Rural South (Southern rural counties with populations…
Report Card of Racial Diversity Among Senate Committee Top Staff
This report card examines racial diversity among top staff in U.S. Senate full committee offices in the 117th Congress. We define “top staff” as the following job titles: staff director,…