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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Fair competition in the U.S. labor market is threatened by more than the noncompete clauses targeted by new Federal Trade Commission rule
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Is there a skilled labor shortage? The economic evidence on skills gap and labor shortage concerns
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Reduced job turnover in small U.S. firms is an overlooked benefit of paid sick leave
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New working paper examines the evolution of economic thought on the impact of technological change in the labor market
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Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders
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More U.S. men are becoming nurses but not entering other traditionally female occupations
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October 3, 2017
What explains the rising share of U.S. men in registered nursing?
October 3, 2017
October 3, 2017
U.S. over-education and underemployment over the course of a lifetime
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
The U-shape of over-education? Human capital dynamics & occupational mobility over the life cycle
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
Climbing the career ladder, switching jobs, and the gender wage gap in the United States
May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017
A new way to look at how U.S. firms affect their workers’ pay now and in the future
April 12, 2017
April 12, 2017
Do U.S. women choose low-paid occupations, or do low-paid occupations choose them?
April 3, 2017
April 3, 2017
The wages of care: Bargaining power, earnings and inequality
February 14, 2017
February 14, 2017
U.S labor market tightness, hiring, and the decline in job switching
January 4, 2017
January 4, 2017
Technological change and upskilling in the labor market
November 3, 2016
November 3, 2016
Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration
October 31, 2016
October 31, 2016
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