Employment
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Enabling inclusion: How a global pandemic helped create workplaces that work for all
Find out how to apply COVID-19 learnings to create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.
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Fixing labor market rules that limit workers
Reforms can improve the rules of the labor market, helping workers and strengthening the economy.
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What are workers thinking in 2022?
Businesses tell us they’re having a tough time hiring and retaining workers. Do people not want to work or is something deeper going on? We’re conducting focus groups with workers to find out what’s going on. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
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How occupational segregation and licensing matter to labor market opportunity
From EMTs to lawyers, hair stylists to teachers, nearly a quarter of US jobs require a professional license. How can we make it easier for qualified workers to secure those jobs?
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Why supporting working moms benefits families, employers, and you
When working women become mothers, they have to weigh the pros and cons of staying at their paid jobs. Here’s how making it easier for moms to work could benefit the US economy, your community, and you.
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on workforce entities [2021]
Workforce development and job service entities experienced the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost all reporting disruptions in 2021. Here’s what survey data tells us.
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[Watch] High-Quality Early Care and Education: Cost, Affordability & Racial Equity
The pandemic highlighted the important role early care and education (ECE) plays in supporting working-age parents. In this webinar, gain insights from research on the cost of providing high-quality ECE, challenges low- and moderate-income families face in paying for it, and the racial and ethnic equity issues at play. Watch on demand.
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Going over the benefits cliff: The catch of higher wages
Landing a better-paying job is the dream of many Americans. But what happens when a higher salary makes it harder to pay the bills?
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Caregiving, women in the labor market, and economic recovery—learnings and data from our research seminar
The pandemic highlighted the important role of caregivers in the economy, but it also heightened their struggles.
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A collaborative approach to one state’s child care challenges
Lack of affordable, high-quality child care prevents many individuals from going back to work after the COVID-19 pandemic—and from entering the job market altogether. In Delaware, first-hand insights from parents, employers, and small business owners inform solutions to easing child care challenges in the state.