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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)
Visualizations Jun 3, 2026
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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)
Visualizations Jul 10, 2025
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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)
Visualizations Jul 9, 2025
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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)
Visualizations Jun 25, 2025
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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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Visualizations May 9, 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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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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Visualizations May 6, 2025
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Visualizations May 6, 2025
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U.S. unemployment remains below projections despite recent participation-driven increases (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Nov 5, 2024
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U.S. labor force participation continues to be strong despite demographic headwinds (opens in a new tab)
Visualizations Nov 5, 2024
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