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...
Revisions to the Job Numbers May Trouble the Fed Data revisions to the US jobs data can be large Former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke published a fascinating memoir...
2024 US Labor Market Outlook: Moving to Beige (Stable and Boring) What can we expect from the U.S. labor market going into 2024? Beige. Yes, beige, the boring color. ...
US Jobs Market Won’t Quit! In November, the U.S. labor market added 199,000 net new jobs. The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.7%. Healthcare...
Disabled Workers Have Thrived in Recent Years. Can it Last? Workers with disabilities have suffered from the inaccessibility of the American world of work for decades but not for...
Finding Meaning and Purpose in Today’s Work Landscape Meaningful work improves retention In today’s dynamic work landscape, the concept of organizational purpose stands as a powerful force....
Rising Rates Were Tempting, But Forecasters Got Recession Calls Wrong Predicting recessions is futile If forecasters have learned anything from the last two years, it should be that predicting...
Age and Remote Work Preferences: Dispelling the Myths Over the past few years, there has been a remarkable transformation in the way people work. The United States...
UAW Taps the Brake on Speedy Job Growth In October, the U.S. economy added 150,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9%. Paired with revisions to...
Keynes’ Imagined Utopia Isn’t Quite Here… Yet Economic possibilities for our grandchildren John Maynard Keynes was one of the most famous economists of the last century....
Reports of a US Recession Were Greatly Exaggerated Is “boomy” a word? Or is booming more accurate? Whichever adjective you choose is an accurate description of the...
It’s Friday, I’m In Love (With the Labor Market) In September, the U.S. economy added an impressive 336,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained constant at 3.8%. This...
The Hinderance of Inadequate Child Care Services In many ways, affordable and reliable child care determines the strength of a country’s labor force. Without it, many...
“Greedflation” Isn’t to Blame for High Inflation The wrong culprit Over the last two years as inflation has surged, big business has been blamed for jacking...
Is the American Rust Belt Primed for a Resurgence? Trade shocks can hurt – they create many winners but a few big losers There is no doubt that...
Layered Risks to a Likely Soft Landing Is the fabled “soft landing” really happening? So far, yes, it seems that it is. While not a sure...