Plus, the Native American vote in 2024, and the government’s down payment on place-based industrial policy.
| Workplace injuries in a changing labor market Every year, over a million U.S. workers are injured on the job. In new research, Julia Paris and Richard G. Frank predict that violent workplace injuries will increase by nearly 4% due to job growth among direct care workers and other service occupations, disproportionately affecting female and Black employees. With high-risk jobs projected to grow, the authors call on employers to take measures to reduce the incidence of occupational injuries and mitigate harms when they occur. |
| More research and commentary The Native American vote in 2024. Native American voters were consequential across the presidential election and several other races this cycle, write Gabriel R. Sanchez, Michael E. Roberts, and A-dae Romero-Briones. They outline key takeaways from survey data on this group of voters. The government’s down payment on places. The American Rescue Plan Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act all helped establish a new focus on place-based industrial policy in the United States. Glencora Haskins and Joseph Parilla discuss what the next few years will bring. |
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