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
February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023
Is there a skilled labor shortage? The economic evidence on skills gap and labor shortage concerns
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
Reduced job turnover in small U.S. firms is an overlooked benefit of paid sick leave
July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022
New working paper examines the evolution of economic thought on the impact of technological change in the labor market
July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022
Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders
November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021
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U.S. labor market frictions and occupational licensing
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016
Seminar Series: Implications of economic inequality for women’s employment patterns (Invitation Only)
June 21, 2016 12:15PM - 1:30PM
What happened to America’s dynamism?
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016
Competition in the U.S. labor market
April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016
What can 5 million households tell us about the impact of credit access on job finding and wage inequality?
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
The impact of inequality on young workers’ career progression
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
The consequences of tougher sentencing and the prison boom: Recidivism, human capital accumulation, and intergenerational effects
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
Why some parts of the United States will feel the effects of the Great Recession until 2021
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
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