Mar 11, 2013 ... The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP — formerly the ... is at an  all-time high, though in the last six months enrollment growth has slowed  substantially. ... of SNAP caseload declines lagging behind falling unemployment  ... A USDA study of the impacts of the increase in SNAP benefits from ...
percentage point increase in the unemployment rate raising SNAP en- rollment  by 18 ... porary rule changes that are triggered when unemployment is high can  ..... multiple measures of the unemployment rate (state and county, with two lags.
Mar 18, 2015 ... While the labor market has improved and the unemployment rate has ... declines  in poverty and SNAP enrollment typically lag behind improvements in the ...  Another factor was the Recovery Act's temporary increase in SNAP benefit ...  current Fed Chair Janet Yellen said, “In some ways, the job market is ...
Feb 1, 2018 ... Unemployment rate. 8 ... For men with only a high school diploma or less, that  figure rose to nearly ... A recent study found that wages fell when fewer  employers in a ... however, shows that a moderate increase in the minimum wage  has ... Whatever negative effects there might be, some economists say, are ...
Sep 23, 2013 ... When unemployment rose, food-stamp use always did too. And the current  increase in food-stamp enrollment is in line with this ... Unemployment in the  United States is still extremely high. ... What's more, the Congressional Budget  Office found that "decreases in [food-stamp] participation typically lagged ...
Says food stamp growth, while high, lagged the rise in unemployment.