Are Today’s Students Prepared to Enter the Tech Industry?
The lack of networking and mentoring available to black and Hispanic college students decreases opportunities for careers in technology.
Jobs, Wages, and Trade
Trump’s Agenda Undermines America’s Workforce
President Trump’s agenda hurts workers’ ability to train for, obtain, and hold good jobs.
Interactive Map: The Midwestern Recession
This interactive map details changes in real wages and employment rates since 2000.
The Midwestern Great Recession of 2001 and the Destruction of Good Jobs
The Midwest has been coping with falling employment rates and stagnant wages twice as long as the rest of the country.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-June 2017 Jobs Release
What does the labor market look like for fathers?
Obama’s Legacy on the Economy Is Anything But a Mess
The economy and the labor market experienced long periods of stable growth during Barack Obama’s presidency, laying the foundation to address remaining issues in the Trump administration.
Disability Benefits Do Not Stop Men from Working
Disability benefits are not the cause of declining labor force participation among prime-age men.
Toward a Marshall Plan for America
The economy is not producing access to a good, stable middle-class life for people who do not go to college. On prudential and ethical grounds, progressives must do more to create decent job opportunities and secure family situations for all working people facing difficult economic conditions not within their control.
Immigrant Workers Are Important to Filling Growing Occupations
The foreign born make up a sizable share of workers in 10 of the occupations expected to add the most jobs over the next decade.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-May 2017 Jobs Release
On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Employment Situation Summary for the month of April. Here are some labor market indicators to watch.
What Comes Next for the Richmond Fed?
The Richmond Fed has the chance to turn a scandal into an opportunity to demonstrate the way forward for regional Federal Reserve banks.
The Case for Paid Apprenticeships Behind Bars
Paid apprenticeships could help ease returning citizens’ labor market re-entry and benefit them, their families, and society.
Trump’s 100 Days of Failing Working Americans
While President Donald Trump promised to lead a “worker’s party,” he has stood up for wealthy corporations—not workers—in his first 100 days in office.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-April 2017 Jobs Release
On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Employment Situation Summary for the month of March. Here are some labor market indicators to watch.
Trump: Making the Trade Deficit Great Again
President Trump’s combination of tax cuts, hawkish monetary policy, and financial deregulation will cause the U.S. dollar and trade deficit to rise.