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Tight labor market continues in 2018 as the unemployment rate falls to a 49-year low
As the economy continued to expand in 2018, the labor market continued to strengthen.
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Direct job creation in the United States: learning from the past
This book traces the history of direct job creation policy in the United States since the Great Depression, providing lessons that could inform present-day policy debates.
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Business turnover in urban areas: size matters
The effects of business turnover affects the economy in various ways.
Want more workers? Improve parental leave policies
U.S. labor force participation is declining among men and women between the prime ages of 25 and 54.
Does increased opioid use lead to declines in labor market participation?
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Consumer Expenditure Survey Methods Symposium and Microdata Users’ Workshop, July 17–20, 2018
Employment growth accelerates in 2018, extending a lengthy expansion
An analysis of the new job openings and labor turnover data by size of firm
Recent trends in employment and wages in New York City’s finance and insurance sector
Producer prices mixed in 2018, energy prices retreat from 2017 highs
Is the U.S. labor market for truck drivers broken?
Flashback
From 1950 to the mid-1970s, the labor force participation rate increased for women and decreased for men. This article also highlights changes during that time span in marriage patterns, fertility, educational attainment, and retirement patterns.
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