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NHPR: Black, Latino Workers Lost Jobs At Higher Rate, Researchers Say
New research from Rogelio Sáenz and Corey Sparks found that people of color and women have experienced higher unemployment than whites and men during the COVID-19 pandemic, and women of color and Latina immigrants have the highest jobless rates. Overall, the researchers said, Black and Latino... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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06/01/20Epoch Times: Worries Rise as Vacationers from Pandemic Hotspots Travel to Popular Areas
Research by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School of Public Policy on the spread of COVID-19 in rural counties with seasonal vacation homes was quoted... -
05/19/20Fosters.com: Innovative Approaches Surfacing to Meet Food-related COVID-19 Needs
Carsey School researcher Jessica Carson was quoted in Fosters.com regarding her research into how government, nonprofit, retail, and volunteer... -
05/11/20Valley News: Child Care Spots Limited in the Upper Valley
According to a report published by the Carsey School in 2018, the Upper Valley area in New Hampshire is short as many as 2,000 licensed child care... -
04/29/20The Conway Daily Sun: Areas With Seasonal Homes Hit Harder by COVID-19
According to Jessica Carson, assistant research professor at the Carsey School, in the nation's 199 rural counties where seasonal housing acounts for...
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04/27/20 - Fosters.com: Welcomed Guests or Potential Threats?Research published by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School found that in the nation's 199 rural counties where seasonal housing accounts for 25% or more of all housing units, the... Read More -
04/23/20 - Concord Monitor: NH Counties Worry About Influx of Seasonal VisitorsAccording to Jessica Carson, an assistant research professor at the Carsey School, seasonal homes in New Hampshire account for more than 10% of all housing units, a proportion... Read More -
04/20/20 - Seasonal Vacation Spots Slowly Becoming COVID-19 Hot SpotsReseach published by Jessica Carson, an assistant research professor at the Carsey School, found that in the nation's 199 rural counties where seasonal housing accounts for 25% or... Read More -
04/20/20 - Researchers Call for Equity in COVID-19 ResponsesKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, believes that state and federal responses to the ongoing pandemic should take vulnerable rural populations into... Read More -
04/16/20 - Coronavirus TrackingCarsey School research assistant professor Jessica Carson recently interviewed on Bloomberg Baystate Business to discuss her findings regarding COVID-19 and rural communities. Read More -
04/16/20 - Second-Home Rural Counties See COVID-19 SpikeResearch recently conducted by Jessica Carson, assistant research professor at the Carsey School, found that in the nation's 199 rural counties where seasonal housing accounts for... Read More -
04/16/20 - Rural Vacation Areas Experiencing High Numbers of COVID-19 CasesAccording to Jessica Carson, assistant research professor at the Carsey School, rural counties with a high number of seasonal homes across the U.S. have seen more cases of COVID-... Read More -
04/14/20 - Rural Vacation Areas More Susceptible to COVID-19Research done by Jessica Carson, research assistant professor at the Carsey School, showed that rural counties across the United States with high numbers of seasonal homes are... Read More -
04/13/20 - Outsiders Quarantining in Rural Counties Leads to a Rise in COVID-19 CasesJessica Carson, a research assistant professor of public policy at Carsey, says that those who do not usually live in rural areas and are traveling there to escape COVID-19, are... Read More -
04/10/20 - Rural Areas With Vacation Homes More Susceptible to COVID-19 OutbreaksAccording to Jessica Carson, a research assistant professor at Carsey, rural counties that are attractive destination spots- either because they are near ski areas or beach fronts... Read More