Employment Publications
A list of EPPR publications relating to employment.
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Sep 20242024 Massachusetts Competitiveness Index Report is designed to put forward a framework to assess how Massachusetts stacks up compared to other states, key economic and geographic competitors, and itself.
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May 2024Identifying opportunities to leverage regional industry and better engage underutilized and underrepresented workers
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Oct 2017The purpose of the current Operating Report is to estimate the full economic impact of the first year of operations of the Plainridge Park Casino (PPC) on the Massachusetts economy.
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Jun 2017Low productivity growth, rising healthcare costs, and demographics put pressure on Massachusetts households and state tax receipts
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Jun 2017Produced for the New England Foundation for the Arts By the Economic and Public Policy Research Group of the UMass Donahue Institute
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May 2017
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May 2017
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Mar 2017Concerns about long range growth center around available labor supply and uncertainty in Federal immigration policy
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Mar 2017The Institute provided economic analysis for the Mass Technology Learning Collaborative report
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Nov 2016The Economic and Public Policy Research (EPPR) group at the UMass Donahue Institute (UMDI) conducted research on the young adult labor force in Massachusetts. Research has shown that in recent years, labor force participation has declined among young adults (16 to 24 years old).