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
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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
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: August 2021 Report Edition
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How Exceptional is American Job Quality? Decent- and Poverty-Pay Rates by Age, Gender, and Education in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and France*
September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021
Low Pay in Rich Countries: Institutions, Bargaining Power, and Earnings Inequality in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and France
September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021
Labor Day: How unions promote racial solidarity in the United States
September 2, 2021
September 2, 2021
Workplace surveillance is becoming the new normal for U.S. workers
August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021
Policymakers should ensure that the U.S. labor market recovery lasts by boosting workers’ bargaining power and strengthening social infrastructure
July 12, 2021
July 12, 2021
How federal place-conscious policies can work to reduce regional inequality in the United States
June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021
The future of work and worker power post-COVID a key topic at the 2021 Labor and Employment Relations Association annual conference
June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021
Beyond place-based: Reducing regional inequality with place-conscious policies
June 30, 2021 2:00PM - 3:30PM
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