Unemployment Rate

From 2004 to 2014, the unemployment rate for civilians ages 25 to 54 rose by 0.6 percentage point.

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Job Openings Rate

2015 Index of Culture and Opportunity

MAIN SECTIONS:
- Culture
- Poverty & Dependence
- General Opportunity

ABOUT:
- Preface by Jim DeMint
- Overview of the 2015 Index
- Executive Summary
- Essay: Assessing the Intergenerational Impact

Download the Index in PDF

Additional Resources

• Not Looking for Work: Why Labor Force Participation Has Fallen During the Recovery http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/09/not-looking-for-work-why-labor-force-participation-has-fallen-during-the-recovery
• Creating Opportunity in the Workplace http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/12/creating-opportunity-in-the-workplace

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