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U.S. regions with more unauthorized immigrant workers experienced declines in new housing construction (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Aug 31, 2026
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A large-scale deportation would shrink the U.S. economy, with particular harm to some states (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Aug 31, 2026
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Transfer income has fallen faster than other components of U.S. income over the past 3 months (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2026
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Income declines over the past 3 months and the past 6 months are higher for low-income U.S. households (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2026
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Personal Income is now declining year-over-year, a possible warning sign for the economy (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2026
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Union coverage and auto employment were worse in Michigan than the broader U.S. amid the recovery from the Great Recession of 2007-2009 (opens in a new tab)
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Union workers enjoy higher pay compared to nonunion workers (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 3, 2026
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Union coverage has declined across occupations in the past decade (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 3, 2026
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Certain AMS contract provisions give workers a sense of influence over how technology is used in their workplaces (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Mar 12, 2026
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Certain AMS contract provisions give workers a better understanding of how technology is used in their workplaces (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Mar 12, 2026
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Union members who know more about automated management and surveillance in their workplace also report more input over how it is used (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Mar 12, 2026
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Slightly more workers agree than disagree that they have input over AMS tools used in their workplaces (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Mar 12, 2026
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Most unionized workers know how automated management and surveillance are utilized in their workplaces (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Mar 12, 2026
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Certain groups of unionized workers are more likely to have a contract with automated management and surveillance provisions (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Mar 12, 2026
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Certain contract negotiation strategies are correlated having automated management and surveillance provisions included (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Mar 12, 2026
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AI exposure is greatest among higher-paid workers regardless of age, race and education status (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Oct 22, 2025
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Asian American and highly educated workers are most exposed to AI (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Oct 22, 2025
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Emergency paid leave benefits increased leave-taking among vulnerable workers by more than 200 percent – Final (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Sep 23, 2025
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U.S. workers took time off work at higher rates in April 2020 as COVID-19 spread (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Sep 23, 2025
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Dispatchers and related fields are highly exposed to automation and AI (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jul 10, 2025
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U.S. dispatchers earn around the same wage as other, similar occupations (opens in a new tab)
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Workers in customer service and related fields are highly exposed to automation and AI (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jul 10, 2025
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U.S. customer service workers earn around the same wage as other, similar occupations (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jul 10, 2025
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More frequent tasks tend to be more important, but many exceptions exist (opens in a new tab)
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Wages have grown much slower in the 21st century than in previous eras of the U.S. economy (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2025
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Wages have grown relatively similarly across income deciles, while business and asset income is strongly skewed to the wealthiest households (opens in a new tab)
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Wages are the slowest-growing component of U.S. income for households across the income distribution (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2025
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Wages and government transfers are the primary source of income for most U.S. households (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2025
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The upper-middle class has lost income share, while low-income and extremely wealthy households have grown their share of income (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2025
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U.S. inequality has decreased slightly since 2000, with the upper-middle class seeing the weakest gains (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2025
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U.S. income inequality dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic before returning to pre-pandemic levels by 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2025
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The costliness of nonwage job amenities explains two-thirds of the gender wage gap in the United States (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 10, 2025
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U.S. women workers at all levels of compensation are more concentrated in jobs with predictable schedules, which pay less, than men (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 10, 2025
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The anti-instrument method of estimating the cost of nonwage amenities produces the most plausible results (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 10, 2025
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Small adjustments in response to tariffs could push U.S. unemployment up slightly in the short run but become more meaningful the longer they remain in place (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations May 9, 2025
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Professional licenses and telework are more common in occupations in which actual wages exceed wages predicted by job-content measures (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations May 6, 2025
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U.S. unemployment remains below projections despite recent participation-driven increases (opens in a new tab)
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U.S. labor force participation continues to be strong despite demographic headwinds (opens in a new tab)
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U.S. payroll employment has surpassed CBO projections (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Nov 5, 2024
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The U.S. labor market has cooled since last year but remains strong (opens in a new tab)
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Earnings eligibility rules vary substantially across states, impacting access to Unemployment Insurance (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Oct 24, 2024
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States with lower earnings eligibility requirements tend to have higher UI eligibility rates (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Oct 24, 2024
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Unemployment Insurance availability varies significantly across U.S. states (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Oct 24, 2024
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During the COVID-19 recession, Unemployment Insurance expanded dramatically more than amid previous recessions (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Oct 24, 2024
Equitable Growth renews collective bargaining agreement with Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (opens in a new tab)
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Negative worker health and well-being associations are highest when electronic monitoring is used to discipline workers or suppress worker voice (opens in a new tab)
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Association between monitoring and unsafe or unhealthy work speeds persists, independent of worker and workplace characteristics (opens in a new tab)
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Workers experiencing automated task management technology report more workplace injuries (opens in a new tab)
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Workers experiencing automated task management technology work faster than they say is healthy or safe (opens in a new tab)
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More heavily monitored workers report more workplace injuries (opens in a new tab)
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More heavily monitored workers are more anxious at work (opens in a new tab)
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More heavily monitored workers works faster than they say is healthy or safe (opens in a new tab)
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Workers at larger employers report higher rates of automated management and surveillance technologies (opens in a new tab)
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Black and Hispanic workers report higher rates of electronic monitoring at work (opens in a new tab)
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Black and Hispanic workers report higher rates of automated management technologies at work (opens in a new tab)
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Workers all along the earnings distribution report experiencing surveillance in the workplace (opens in a new tab)
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Workers report similar levels of automated management and surveillance regardless of their educational attainment (opens in a new tab)
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Unionized public-sector workers overwhelmingly support their unions (opens in a new tab)
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Majority of nonunionized public-sector workers would vote to join a union (opens in a new tab)
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Real wage growth has been slow for much of the past 50 years (opens in a new tab)
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There is little upward pressure on bottom half of U.S. wage growth (opens in a new tab)
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When churn is lower, nominal wage growth tends to be lower (opens in a new tab)
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Nominal wage growth and inflation have declined since 2022 (opens in a new tab)
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Wage gains associated with changing jobs have declined over the past year (opens in a new tab)
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The U.S. labor market has cooled slightly over the past year (opens in a new tab)
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Job openings and labor turnover survey data point to a more stable U.S. labor market (opens in a new tab)
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Wage growth has slowed more for lower-range workers but remains faster than usual (opens in a new tab)
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Wage growth is slowing across a range of measures (opens in a new tab)
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Higher UI benefits during recessions have mostly come from ad-hoc congressional allocations, not the Extended Benefits system (opens in a new tab)
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Workers of color tend to be concentrated in states with less generous UI benefits (opens in a new tab)
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States vary enormously in the percent of unemployed workers who receive benefits and the size of benefits (opens in a new tab)
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In 2023, real wage growth outpaces similar points, and even peaks, of prior recoveries (opens in a new tab)
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The labor force participation rate for U.S. prime-age workers remains at its highest level in two decades (opens in a new tab)
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SNAP receipt increases long-run rates of employment among applicants who worked steadily prior to application (opens in a new tab)
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SNAP receipt does not affect rates of employment among applicants with weak pre-application labor force attachment (opens in a new tab)
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SNAP receipt does not affect rates of employment in the broad group of working-age applicant (opens in a new tab)
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Child care wages have risen faster relative to the broader service sector since passage of the American Rescue Plan (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Oct 31, 2023
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U.S. child care job openings remain elevated as employment lags (opens in a new tab)
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Harmonizing Unemployment Insurance rules to be more generous significantly shrinks the U.S. racial wage replacement gap (opens in a new tab)
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Public-sector employment tends to recover more slowly from economic downturns (opens in a new tab)
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Nominal wage growth is stronger than prior to the pandemic, but is decelerating (opens in a new tab)
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Employment is near or above pre-recession levels in many industries (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers remains higher than for other groups (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for U.S. prime-age workers are now above their pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jul 7, 2023
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Visualizations Jul 6, 2023
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The Beveridge Curve typically shows that when unemployment falls, job vacancies increase (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jul 6, 2023
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When there are fewer unemployed workers for every job opening, workers tend to have more bargaining power (opens in a new tab)
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When the labor market is strong, job openings tend to yield fewer hires (opens in a new tab)
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When workers are more confident about the labor market, the equity rate tends to increase (opens in a new tab)
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For the first time on record, the share of the Black population that is employed is about the same as the share of the U.S. population that is employed (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jul 6, 2023
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While most apprentices are in the construction industry, these programs exist in almost every sector (opens in a new tab)
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The share of workers employed in goods-producing industries has declined substantially (opens in a new tab)
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Paid sick leave ordinances allow more U.S. men to care for loved ones outside of work (opens in a new tab)
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Women maintain a large share of domestic labor, despite gains in U.S. labor market equity (opens in a new tab)
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Employment is near or above pre-recession levels in many industries (opens in a new tab)
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Unemployment rates are now at or near pre-pandemic levels, but joblessness is highest among workers without a college degree (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 2, 2023
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Nominal wage growth is stronger than prior to the pandemic, but seems to be decelerating (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers remains higher than for other groups (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Jun 2, 2023
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Employment rates for U.S. prime-age workers are now above their pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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Quits tend to fall during recessions and rise during expansions (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for men and women are still below their pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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Nominal wage growth is stronger than prior to the pandemic, but is decelerating (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers remains higher than for other groups (opens in a new tab)
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Public-sector employment tends to recover more slowly from economic downturns (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for U.S. prime-age workers are now above their pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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In several key industries, job openings are now below their pandemic high (opens in a new tab)
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The Beveridge Curve typically shows that when unemployment falls, job vacancies increase (opens in a new tab)
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When there are fewer unemployed workers for every job opening, workers tend to have more bargaining power (opens in a new tab)
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During recoveries, job openings tend to yield fewer hires (opens in a new tab)
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When workers are more confident about the labor market, the quits rate tends to increase (opens in a new tab)
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Unemployment and underemployment are now at pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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Public-sector employment tends to recover more slowly from economic downturns (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers remains higher than for other groups (opens in a new tab)
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In several key industries, job openings are now below their pandemic high (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Apr 4, 2023
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The Beveridge Curve typically shows that when unemployment falls, job vacancies increase (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Apr 4, 2023
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When there are fewer unemployed workers for every job opening, workers tend to have more bargaining power (opens in a new tab)
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During recoveries, job openings tend to yield fewer hires (opens in a new tab)
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When workers are more confident about the labor market, the quits rate tends to increase (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for U.S. prime-age workers have nearly recovered after falling sharply since the COVID-19 recession (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers remains higher than for other groups (opens in a new tab)
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Employment is near or above pre-recession levels in many industries (opens in a new tab)
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Nominal wage growth is stronger than prior to the pandemic, but seems to be decelerating (opens in a new tab)
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Job openings are falling across some key industries, but generally remain above pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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The Beveridge Curve typically shows that when unemployment falls, job vacancies increase (opens in a new tab)
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When there are fewer unemployed workers for every job opening, workers tend to have more bargaining power (opens in a new tab)
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During recoveries, job openings tend to yield fewer hires (opens in a new tab)
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When workers are more confident about the labor market, the quits rate tends to increase (opens in a new tab)
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Black workers, Latino workers, and workers without a high school diploma became more likely to switch employers after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (opens in a new tab)
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When workers are more confirdent about the labor market, the quits rate tends to increase (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers is consistently above the national average (opens in a new tab)
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More Black men workers and Latino workers are employed now than prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (opens in a new tab)
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The labor force participation rate and employment-to-population ratio have not fully recovered from the coronavirus shock (opens in a new tab)
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Involuntary part-time work is now below pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers remains higher than for other groups (opens in a new tab)
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Public-sector employment tends to recover more slowly from economic downturns (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for U.S. prime-age workers have nearly recovered after falling sharply since the onset of the COVID-19 recession (opens in a new tab)
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The workplace health benefits of union membership are especially large in nursing homes with higher percentages of Black workers (opens in a new tab)
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Unemployed U.S. workers tapped Unemployment Insurance at unprecedented rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic (opens in a new tab)
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Federal income support spending amid the COVID-19 pandemic injected more than $1.6 trillion into the U.S. economy to spark a sharp economic rebound from the COVID-19 recession (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for U.S. prime-age workers have nearly recovered after falling sharply since the onset of the COVID-19 recession (opens in a new tab)
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Latinos and American Indians or Alaskan Natives were disproportionately undercounted in the 2020 census (opens in a new tab)
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Coastal and Southwestern states have the highest share of Hispanic Americans (opens in a new tab)
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The share of workers who are unemployed due to temporary layoff is much smaller now than at the onset of the COVI-19 recession (opens in a new tab)
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Nominal wage growth is stronger than prior to the pandemic (opens in a new tab)
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Public-sector employment tends to recover more slowly from economic downturns (opens in a new tab)
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The unemployment rate for Black workers remains higher than for other groups (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for U.S. prime age-workers have nearly recovered after falling sharply since the onset of the COVID-19 recession (opens in a new tab)
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Job openings are falling across key industries, but remain above pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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The Beveridge Curve typically shows that when unemployment falls, job vacancies increase (opens in a new tab)
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When workers are more confident about the labor market, the quits rate tends to increase (opens in a new tab)
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Bisexual women and transgender people face the highest rates of poverty in the United States (opens in a new tab)
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The Beveridge Curve typically shows that when unemployment falls, job vacancies increase (opens in a new tab)
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When there are fewer unemployed workers for every job opening, workers tend to have more bargaining power (opens in a new tab)
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When workers are more confident about the labor market, the quits rate tends to increase (opens in a new tab)
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During recessions, the loss of employment income is concentrated among already-disadvantaged groups (opens in a new tab)
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The overall unemployment rate continues to decline, but the unemployment rate for Black workers remains highest (opens in a new tab)
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Unemployment rates are now at or near pre-pandemic levels, but joblessness is highest among workers without a college degree (opens in a new tab)
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Involuntary part-time work is now below pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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Public-sector employment tends to recover more slowly from economic downturns (opens in a new tab)
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Employment rates for U.S. prime age-workers have nearly recovered after falling sharply since the onset of the coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)
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In most industries, job openings are above their pre-pandemic levels (opens in a new tab)
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The Beveridge Curve typically shows that when unemployment falls, job vacancies increase (opens in a new tab)
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When there are fewer unemployed workers for every job opening, workers tend to have more bargaining power (opens in a new tab)
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During recoveries, job openings tend to yield fewer hires (opens in a new tab)
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