Ryan Zamarripa

Ryan Zamarripa (@ryan_zamarripa) is the associate director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress, where he conducts analysis on labor and regional economics. Zamarripa received a master’s degree in economics from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Tulane University. His work has been cited in The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, among other publications.

Prior to joining American Progress, Zamarripa held the Nancy Hale Economics Fellowship at Third way. He also served as an education volunteer with the Peace Corps in Tanzania.

Articles by this author:

OECD Chart of United States and South Korea harmonized unemployment rates from Oct. 2019-July 2020. The chart shows the two countries had approximately the same unemployment rate before March 2020, around 3.5% to 4%. By April 2020, the unemployment rate in the U.S. rose to about 14%, while South Korea stayed approximately the same. The rate in South Korea peaked at 4.5% in May 2020, and remained between 3 and 4.5% thereafter. The U.S. rate decreased after April, but has not returned anywhere close to the levels it was at before. In July 2020, the rate remains over 10%.

Mass Job Losses and Other Economic Costs of President Trump’s Inaction on Coronavirus

Sep. 15, 2020 Ryan Zamarripa