Labor Policy & Unemployment

Kosovar labourers harvest potatoes on a field in the village of Pestova, northwest of Prishtina September 23, 2013. The village celebrates Potato Day on October 1 by harvesting potatoes and selling them to a local potato chip factory to support a still fragile economy. Picture taken September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Hazir Reka (KOSOVO - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1E9A1171U01

Job opportunities for youth in Kosovo: 2 steps forward, 1 step back?

Mihail Arandarenko and Stefanie Brodmann

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Jobseekers stand in line to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State department of Labor in New York April 12, 2012. A report on Friday showed the economy created only 120,000 jobs last month, the fewest since October. The unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.2 percent, but largely as people gave up the search for work. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1E84D0FT401

What does the latest jobs report mean for 2020?

Monday, March 11, 2019

A sign advertises open jobs at an Embassy Suites hotel in Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S., December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1C64DACE20

A unified approach to measuring u∗

Richard K. Crump, Stefano Eusepi, Marc Giannoni, and Aysegul Sahin

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Commuters make their way to work after departing a city bus in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Okun revisited: Who benefits most from a strong economy?

Stephanie Aaronson, Mary C. Daly, William Wascher, and David W. Wilcox

Thursday, March 7, 2019

A help wanted sign is posted at a taco stand in Solana Beach, California, U.S., July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC17CC5DC0B0

What is u*?

Finn Schüle and David Wessel

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Development Seminar | Work in progress: Improving youth labour market outcomes in emerging & developing economies

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Fritza Lemitelamy (R) and her son Jonathan, students in the Culinary Job Training Program at the New Hampshire Food Bank, cart applesauce made by the class to a freezer amid shelves of the food bank's storage space in Manchester, New Hampshire November 6, 2013. Fritza Lemitelamy, a single mother of six, and two of her children are taking the eight week course for the unemployed and the underemployed with the ultimate goal of opening their own Haitian restaurant. The class, which in addition to teaching kitchen and life skills produces meals for three agencies of the New Hampshire Food Bank. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY FOOD) - TM4E9B719LW01

A governor’s policy playbook to address disruptions from automation and artificial intelligence

John D. Ratliff and Nathan Arnosti

Friday, March 1, 2019

Nathan Allen, 65, poses for a portrait in front of the motorhome where he sleeps in a homeless RV and tent encampment near LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, United States, October 26, 2015. Allen lost his job as a handyman, and so couldn't afford to pay the rent for his apartment. Los Angeles is grappling with a massive homelessness problem, as forecasted El Nino downpours threaten to add to the misery of thousands of people who sleep on the streets. Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed spending $100 million to combat the problem in the sprawling metropolis but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson PICTURE 16 OF 17 - SEARCH "NICHOLSON MOTORHOME" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000270563

Why nonworking men are unhappiest in America

Carol Graham and Fred Dews

Friday, March 1, 2019

Downtown Milwaukee

Entrepreneurs are key to reigniting the Heartland’s economy

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Automation

Automation and AI will disrupt the American labor force. Here’s how we can protect workers

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro

Monday, February 25, 2019