The labor market in the United States has experienced persistent wage stagnation for many workers along the income distribution in recent history. Understanding why wages have not grown for most workers, despite long-term productivity gains and economic recovery, is a key challenge for researchers and policymakers. Equitable Growth digs into data and analysis of the determinants of wages and the overall health of the labor market to understand what policy levers are useful to curb wage stagnation along the distribution.
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A college degree is not the solution to U.S. wage inequality
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
Rebuilding U.S. labor market wage standards
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
The once and future role of strikes in ensuring U.S. worker power
August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019
Building high-road supply networks in the United States
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
Research finds the domestic outsourcing of jobs leads to declining U.S. job quality and lower wages
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
From Decent to Lousy Jobs: New Evidence on the Decline in American Job Quality, 1979-2017
August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019
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Worker power and pay quality for young workers without a college degree in the United States
December 9, 2021
December 9, 2021
Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: November 2021 Report Edition
December 3, 2021
December 3, 2021
Addressing the ‘double gap’ faced by Black women in the U.S. economy
November 30, 2021
November 30, 2021
New research highlights the necessity of improving wage standards and bargaining power for low-wage workers in the United States
November 17, 2021
November 17, 2021
Wage bargaining is an important, yet unavailable, tool for many U.S. workers to increase their incomes
November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021
Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders
November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021
New research shows the importance of worker power for addressing U.S. wage inequality
November 9, 2021
November 9, 2021
Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: October 2021 Report Edition
November 5, 2021
November 5, 2021
Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee
October 28, 2021
October 28, 2021
Supporting American Indian tribal sovereignty boosts economic outcomes for those on reservation lands
October 21, 2021
October 21, 2021
Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: September 2021 Report Edition
October 8, 2021
October 8, 2021
Supporting tribal sovereignty and resilience for American Indians in the 21st century
November 3, 2021 1:30PM - 3:00PM
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