Harry J. Holzer

A staff member interacts with China's first artificial intelligent (AI) robot Xiao Ai at the State Grid Yangzhou Municipal Electric Power Company in Yangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, 15 July 2019.China's first artificial intelligent (AI) robot Xiao Ai put into use at the State Grid Yangzhou Municipal Electric Power Company in Yangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, 15 July 2019. The robot, which capable of speech recognition, dialog manager systems, real-time communication and image recognition, had an automatic perception of equipment abnormal in distribution network and command workers to repair. Xiao Ai was able to increase efficiency of repairing work.No Use China. No Use France.

Understanding the impact of automation on workers, jobs, and wages

Harry J. Holzer

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

A Long Island Railroad train conductor looks at a train schedule aboard a train bound for New York July 17, 2014. A threatened strike on New York's Long Island Rail Road has been averted after a tentative contract agreement was reached on Thursday, one of the labor unions involved in the negotiations said on its website. The state-controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the coalition of eight unions representing about 5,400 rail workers have been involved in fraught negotiations to replace a workers' contract that expired in 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

6 policies to boost employment for Black men

Harry J. Holzer

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

An Electroimpact automated fiber placement machine, which lays down carbon fiber strips onto the 777X spar, is seen during a media tour of the Boeing 777X at the Boeing Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. Picture taken February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson - RC1220B68860

Comments on “How automation and other forms of IT affect the middle class: Assessing the estimates” by Jaimovich and Siu

Harry J. Holzer

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A worker walks past second-hand robots in a factory in Shanghai, August 21, 2015. More than a hundred second-hand robots used to make Audi A3s at a German car factory are going through refurbishment at a Wecan Group factory in Shanghai. Picture taken August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song - GF10000184124

The robots are coming. Let’s help the middle class get ready.

Harry J. Holzer

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Job seekers work with recruiters at GRID Alternatives solar job fair in San Francisco, California, U.S. July 15, 2015.

Keep employers in mind as we advocate paid family and medical leave

Harry J. Holzer

Thursday, March 22, 2018

A woman pushes a baby stroller along the Charles River past the Boston skyline in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States June 10, 2015. Outdoor scenes in Boston show local residents enjoying balmy weather amid lush greenery as the summer solstice approaches on 21 June. The very same locations suffered heavy snowstorms last winter, with snow ploughs, skiers and snowboarders battling the drifts. Boston got 275.8 cm of snow over the winter, the most since 1872, when records began. A few months after the snowstorms, Brian Snyder revisited the same places and shot pictures at exactly the same locations. REUTERS/Brian Snyder TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY PICTURE 16 OF 30 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "WINTER FREEZE, SUMMER SOLSTICE" SEARCH "BRIAN SOLSTICE" FOR ALL IMAGES - RTX1H856

Paid family leave: Balancing benefits and costs

Harry J. Holzer

Monday, January 30, 2017

Auto workers assemble a car inside of a factory.

5 ways President Trump will affect US workers

Harry J. Holzer

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

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Strong bounce-back in jobs, but wage growth still lackluster

Harry J. Holzer

Friday, July 8, 2016

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Jobs report weighs on Fed

Harry J. Holzer

Monday, June 6, 2016

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Encouraging February jobs report shows rebound in labor force growth

Harry J. Holzer

Friday, March 4, 2016