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Explore job and business trends across Massachusetts, geographically and by industry.

COVID-19 INTERACTIVE TOOLS

Take an interactive look at how COVID-related economic shutdowns are affecting jobs and lives across Massachusetts – updated weekly.

RESULTS: Will You Commute To Work When The COVID-19 Crisis Is Over?

Survey suggests increased demand for telecommuting after COVID-19 crisis

PIONEER OPPORTUNITY POLICY AREAS

COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT

January 19, 2021

California Tax Experiment: Policy Makers Receive Valuable Economics Lesson

Host Joe Selvaggi talks with Stanford University Economics Professor Joshua Rauh about his research on the reaction of Californians to a tax increase, from his report, “The Behavioral Response to State Income Taxation of High Earners, Evidence from California.” Prof. Rauh shares how his research offers tax policy makers insight into the likely effects of similar increases in their own states, including here in Massachusetts.

January 14, 2021

New Study Finds Tax Policy Drives Connecticut’s Ongoing Fiscal & Economic Crisis

January 5, 2021

Unemployment Insurance Rescue: Employer Advocate Seeks Relief to Catalyze Pandemic Recovery

November 23, 2020

Pioneer Report Spotlights Decade-long Building Boom in Massachusetts Construction Industry

November 19, 2020

Pioneer Checklist Includes Steps for Policy Makers, Business Owners to Revitalize Hardest-Hit Industries

November 16, 2020

Pioneer Report Highlights Pre-Pandemic Employment Growth in Massachusetts’ Hospitality & Food Industry

November 12, 2020

Targeted government help for small business is needed

JOBS AND BUSINESS CLIMATE

January 14, 2021

Connecticut’s Dangerous Game: How the Nation’s Wealthiest State Scared Off Businesses and Worsened Its Fiscal Crisis

This report presents evidence that Connecticut’s embrace of an aggressive tax policy to pay for ballooning government expenditures — including a sharp corporate tax rate increase — has been a major driver in the loss of bedrock employers. Higher corporate tax rates, combined with hikes in the personal income tax and, especially, the estate tax, also appear to be a factor driving away a growing number of the state’s wealthiest residents.

November 23, 2020