The Real Deal With Real Wages and Productivity The most popular incorrect chart: The disconnect between pay and productivity The disconnect between economic reality and perceptions seems...
The Labor Market is Slowing, and That’s (Mostly) Okay Despite a heat wave stretching across the United States causing scorching temperatures (including Plam Springs hitting 124 degrees!), June’s...
Can Weight Loss Drugs Boost Economic Growth? The obesity epidemic is spreading The obesity epidemic has become one of the most severe health crises of today....
The Diverging Job Numbers – And Which One is Correct The labor market is the backbone of the U.S. economy, with more than 158 million employed workers. Understanding employment...
May Flowers Bring Job Power: US Economy Beats Projections After a weaker jobs report in April, May’s data completely reversed the trend. The U.S. economy added 272,000 new...
What Kind of Labor Market Awaits Gen Z Graduates? The college graduates crossing the stage this month are the first to completely witness higher education in a post-COVID...
When was the Best Labor Market for US Workers? The U.S. economy has seen a spectacular recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic growth has outpaced most other advanced...
April Showers? Not Quite for Jobs The labor market started the year off with a bang, boasting several months of job gains surpassing market expectations....
Decoding Global Talent: Understanding Trends in US Immigration Where can employers find international talent eager to relocate to the U.S.? What are the primary factors that attract...
How Strong is Too Strong? The U.S. labor market added an impressively strong 303,000 net new jobs in March. The unemployment rate fell slightly...
No “Landing” For High-Flying Job Market The U.S. labor market continues to defy gravity: with 275,000 net new jobs in February (beating expectations once again)...
The Unexpected Wage Compression Low-wage workers have seen faster wage gains since the beginning of the pandemic. Two factors have played into this:...
The Divide Between Graduates’ Aspirations and Industry Demand Job seekers have grown more optimistic about their prospects within the past years, evidenced by the rise of trends...
How Would We Know if a State is in a Recession? Since economists already have trouble identifying recessions at the national level, knowing whether a state is in a downturn...
Jobs Market Starts the Year Off With a Bang! The U.S. jobs market started off the new year with a bang! In January, the labor market once again...