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
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July 5, 2022
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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What can 5 million households tell us about the impact of credit access on job finding and wage inequality?
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The impact of inequality on young workers’ career progression
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The consequences of tougher sentencing and the prison boom: Recidivism, human capital accumulation, and intergenerational effects
April 4, 2016
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Why some parts of the United States will feel the effects of the Great Recession until 2021
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
Why it’d be nice if the “job-hopping” Millennial story were true
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JOLTS and the health of the U.S. labor market
December 9, 2015
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December 3, 2015
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