Three charts show how the U.S. labor market is shifting: the quit rate is flat, Black unemployment is rising, and regional job turnover is diverging.
As much as working from home can give a teleworker the ability to better balance their personal and work life — or give them the
The Great Resignation is a term used to describe the large number of people who have quit their jobs since spring 2021. This, combined with
Employees across the country got a taste of pajama-pant attire, a quick commute from bed to desk and the freedom that came with working from
Once you’ve heard it, it’s hard to forget the newest song released by Grammy Award Winner Beyoncé about alienation – and eventual redemption – from
The following is an excerpt from a Beat Basics Update by Adam DeRose. You can read the entire update to the ebook here. For experts, economic research and policy
The past few years have seen the incredible growth of companies like Uber and Lyft. The foundation of these companies are gig workers. The gig
Following multi-sector labor strikes, national protests for better wages and working conditions, the rise of both President Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders and their
In October 2019, when the Federal Reserve Board conducted its seventh annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), most adults said they were in
Early in June 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs numbers for May. The media rejoiced as though it were a brisk
The U.S. economy lost over 20 million jobs in April, reports the Labor Department. While millions of Americans have experienced layoffs in the past two
The CARES Act extends unemployment benefits to self-employed workers for the first time, but many states are scrambling to keep up with demand from furloughed
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