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The ability to find a job and transition between jobs measures the dynamism of the U.S. labor market. When the labor market is tight and workers are mobile, they are able to find a job that best suits their skills and offers fair rewards. Equitable Growth follows determinants of job mobility to understand how dynamic the labor market is in the U.S. economy.

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JOLTS Day Graphs: May 2023 Edition

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Austin Clemens,

July 6, 2023

July 6, 2023

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Austin Clemens,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
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Fair competition in the U.S. labor market is threatened by more than the noncompete clauses targeted by new Federal Trade Commission rule

By Peter Norlander,

February 23, 2023

February 23, 2023

Peter Norlander,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Job Mobility
TOPICS: Job Mobility
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Is there a skilled labor shortage? The economic evidence on skills gap and labor shortage concerns

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

May 31, 2022

May 31, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 7
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Post-secondary Education, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Post-secondary Education, Wage Stagnation
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Reduced job turnover in small U.S. firms is an overlooked benefit of paid sick leave

By Hilary Wething,

July 5, 2022

July 5, 2022

Hilary Wething,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 4
Economic Wellbeing, Health, Job Mobility, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Health, Job Mobility, Paid Leave
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New working paper examines the evolution of economic thought on the impact of technological change in the labor market

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

July 19, 2022

July 19, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
AI, tech, & the economy, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation
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Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders

By Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Raffaele Saggio, Stephen Woodbury,

November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021

Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Raffaele Saggio, Stephen Woodbury,
Labor
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation

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Adoption of generative AI will have different effects across jobs in the U.S. logistics workforce

By Christophe Combemale, Dustin Ferrone, Andrew Barber, Laurence Ales,

July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025

Christophe Combemale, Dustin Ferrone, Andrew Barber, Laurence Ales,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
AI, tech, & the economy, Job Mobility
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Job Mobility
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Tariffs pose real risks to the U.S. labor market

By Kevin Rinz,

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Kevin Rinz,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation
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Why do some jobs pay better than others? Think about what workers do.

By Kevin Rinz, Chiara Chanoi, Christopher Bangert-Drowns,

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

Kevin Rinz, Chiara Chanoi, Christopher Bangert-Drowns,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Job Mobility, Wage Stagnation
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Request for Proposals: The economic effects of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Equitable Growth,

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

Equitable Growth,
LaborCompetitionTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 33
AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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What makes a job ‘good’? How U.S. labor market data can provide insight to improve workers’ economic conditions

By Kevin Rinz, Chiara Chanoi,

March 26, 2025

March 26, 2025

Kevin Rinz, Chiara Chanoi,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 6
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Schedule Stability
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Schedule Stability
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Request for Proposals: Promoting competition and supporting workers in an era of AI innovation

By Equitable Growth,

November 20, 2024

November 20, 2024

Equitable Growth,
LaborCompetitionTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 33
AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars

By Equitable Growth,

October 30, 2024

October 30, 2024

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionLaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 32
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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The upcoming U.S. election’s most important policy effects are under the radar

By Kevin Rinz,

September 3, 2024

September 3, 2024

Kevin Rinz,
LaborTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Job Mobility, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Job Mobility, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Skill and spatial mismatch in the energy transition

By Eleanor Krause,

August 27, 2024

August 27, 2024

Eleanor Krause,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economics of Place, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Economics of Place, Job Mobility
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Labor Market Collusion through Common Leadership

By Elena Prager,

August 27, 2024

August 27, 2024

Elena Prager,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Job Mobility
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Stimulating Labor Markets: The Effects of the COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments

By Matthew Denes, Spyridon Lagaras, Margarita Tsoutsoura,

August 27, 2024

August 27, 2024

Matthew Denes, Spyridon Lagaras, Margarita Tsoutsoura,
Tax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 2
Fiscal Policy, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Fiscal Policy, Job Mobility
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A researcher’s guide to identifying policy-relevant research questions for the federal government

By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez,

May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

Alexander Hertel-Fernandez,
LaborTax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 15
Bargaining Power, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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