Labor Policy & Unemployment

A man talks on the phone as he surfs the internet on his laptop at a local coffee shop in downtown Shanghai November 28, 2013. China's campaign against online rumours, which critics say is crushing free speech, has been highly successful in "cleaning" the Internet, a top official of the country's internet regulator said on Thursday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS) - GM1E9BS1GKP01

Automation could create a more inclusive economy through high-skilled side work

Gregory Ferenstein

Friday, April 6, 2018

A woman walks in the snow during a winter nor'easter storm.

March Nor’easters slow employment growth

Jonathan Wright

Friday, April 6, 2018

Raising wages and strengthening economic progress for American workers

Jared Bernstein, Jay Shambaugh, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Boys stand on an empty lot where a house once stood in Joplin, Missouri May 15, 2012. May 22 marks the one year anniversary of a deadly EF-5 tornado that ripped through the town, killing 161 people. The tornado damaged or destroyed about 7,500 homes and 500 other buildings, but the city is now well into a recovery mode that has spurred some segments of the local economy. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E85G0VL101

A New Deal for poor African-American and Native-American boys

Camille Busette

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A man leaves a Job Centre employment office in Berlin January 5, 2010. German unemployment fell for the sixth consecutive month in December, buoying hopes that the labour market has escaped the worse of the economic downturn. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - BM2E615161I01

How much will your spouse suffer if you become unemployed?

Milena Nikolova and Sinem H. Ayhan

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Job seekers and recruiters gather at TechFair in Los Angeles, California.

Alternative seasonal adjustments show even stronger jobs growth than the BLS official number

Jonathan Wright

Friday, March 9, 2018

A robotic arm assembles an electronic calculator at the Convention on the Exchange of Overseas Talents in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China December 20, 2017. Picture taken December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC198CEEDAB0

A new fiscal policy for a world of accelerated change and artificial intelligence

Maria Gonzalez-Miranda and Ivailo Izvorski

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Help wanted sign

Saving men in the heartland: The case for place-based employment policies

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Managing uncertainty: Paycheck volatility demands new responses

Mark Muro and Clara Hendrickson

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Visitors play "Heroes of the Storm", developed by video game producer Blizzard Entertainment, using PCs during the Gamescom fair in Cologne, Germany August 6, 2015. The Gamescom convention, Europe's largest video games trade fair, runs from August 5 to August 9. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - LR2EB860QMUX6

Why are young, educated men working less?

Richard V. Reeves and Eleanor Krause

Friday, February 23, 2018