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08/10/2015 | Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

Full Employment for All: The Social and Economic Benefits of Race and Gender Equity in Employment

How much stronger could the economy be if everyone who wanted a job could find one—regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender?

    Summary

    How much stronger could the economy be if everyone who wanted a job could find one—regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender?

    To inform the Fed UP campaign, PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) estimated the potential economic gains of full employment for all. The following 13
    fact sheets illustrate what the United States economy—and the economies of the metropolitan regions where each Federal Reserve office is located—could look like with true full employment for all.

    For additional information about Fed Up: The National Campaign for a Strong Economy, visit http://whatrecovery.org.