Labor Policy & Unemployment

FILE PHOTO: Job seekers line up to apply during "Amazon Jobs Day," a job fair being held at 10 fulfillment centers across the United States aimed at filling more than 50,000 jobs, at the Amazon.com Fulfillment Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S., August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD SEARCH GLOBAL BUSINESS 29 JAN FOR ALL IMAGES - RC1D5F6FF330

Unemployment insurance and worker mobility

Ryan Nunn, Laura Kawano, and Ben Klemens

Thursday, February 22, 2018

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, U.S. on April 12, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo - RTX2K637

Reduced unemployment doesn’t equal improved well-being for black Americans

Marcus Casey and Bradley Hardy

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Newly hired employees take a break from training to pose for a group photo at the chains soon-to-open 54th outlet in Oakland, California ,U.S., January 24, 2018. Photo taken January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Saphir - RC11E2847D80

Are wages really rising for American workers?

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Workers are seen at a construction site .

First employment report for 2018 is strong

Jonathan Wright

Friday, February 2, 2018

U.S. President Trump delivers first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington

Brookings experts on Trump’s first State of the Union

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Girl holds up her resume

Enough about men: 3 reasons to boost women’s work

Eleanor Krause and Richard V. Reeves

Monday, January 29, 2018

Did Walmart raise wages because of the tax cut?

Harry J. Holzer

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

A worker exits the Carrier Corporation HVAC manufacturing plant ahead of an expected second-round of layoffs in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., January 10, 2018. Photo taken January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Bergin - RC1D80DDF320

The new economics of jobs is bad news for working-class Americans—and maybe for Trump

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Revelers celebrate the New Year in Times Square in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 1, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky - RC173A3E5470

Employment growth for 2017 ends on a high note

Jonathan Wright

Friday, January 5, 2018

A screen displays the the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1C904B2020

What to expect from the U.S. economy in 2018

Tuesday, December 26, 2017