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Global Compact for Migration August 1, 2018 | By Daniel Costa and Philip Martin | Report Does America’s monopoly problem mean that high-pressure labor markets can’t boost wages? July 22, 2018 | By Josh Bivens | Blog A long spell of very low unemployment would raise wages—even in the face of employers’ monopsony power July 20, 2018 | By Josh Bivens | Blog Why is wage growth so slow? It’s not because low-wage jobs are being added disproportionately July 20, 2018 | By Heidi Shierholz and Elise Gould | Blog Why is real wage growth anemic? It’s not because of a skills shortage July 19, 2018 | By Heidi Shierholz and Elise Gould | Blog The new gilded age: Income inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and county July 19, 2018 | By Estelle Sommeiller and Mark Price | Report Average wage growth continues to flatline in 2018, while low-wage workers and those with relatively lower levels of educational attainment see stronger gains July 18, 2018 | By Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz | Blog Right-to-work is wrong for Missouri: A breadth of national evidence shows why Missouri voters should reject RTW law July 10, 2018 | By Janelle Jones and Heidi Shierholz | Report Workers of color are far more likely to be paid poverty-level wages than white workers June 21, 2018 | By David Cooper | Blog Class of 2018: High school edition June 14, 2018 | By Elise Gould, Zane Mokhiber, and Julia Wolfe | Report Supreme Court decision in Janus threatens the quality of public-sector jobs and public services: Key data on the roles these workers fill and the pay gaps they face June 13, 2018 | By Celine McNicholas and Heidi Shierholz | Report The likely economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Higher incomes for the top, no discernible effect on wage growth for typical American workers June 1, 2018 | By Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair | Testimony What to Watch on Jobs Day: Signs of stronger wage growth that will eventually improve Americans’ livings standards May 30, 2018 | By Elise Gould | Blog Uber and the labor market: Uber drivers’ compensation, wages, and the scale of Uber and the gig economy May 15, 2018 | By Lawrence Mishel | Report A Missouri ‘right-to-work’ law is more likely to harm black workers, who are more likely to be covered by a union contract than other workers May 15, 2018 | By Valerie Wilson and Julia Wolfe | Fact Sheet Black workers in right-to-work (RTW) states tend to have lower wages than in Missouri and other non-RTW states May 15, 2018 | By Valerie Wilson and Julia Wolfe | Fact Sheet As cities and states pass bold increases in the minimum wage, we need to update our thinking about its costs May 14, 2018 | By Lawrence Mishel | Blog Class of 2018: College edition May 10, 2018 | By Elise Gould, Zane Mokhiber, and Julia Wolfe | Report What to Watch on Jobs Day: Stronger wage growth as labor market slack continues to decline May 3, 2018 | By Elise Gould | Economic Indicators It’s not just monopoly and monopsony: How market power has affected American wages April 25, 2018 | By Josh Bivens, Lawrence Mishel, and John Schmitt | Report Bold increases in the minimum wage should be evaluated for the benefits of raising low-wage workers’ total earnings: Critics who cite claims of job loss are using a distorted frame April 18, 2018 | By David Cooper, Lawrence Mishel, and Ben Zipperer | Report Equal Pay Day is a reminder that you can’t mansplain away the gender pay gap April 6, 2018 | By Elise Gould and Jessica Schieder | Economic Snapshot What to Watch on Jobs Day: Multiple measures indicate the presence of labor market slack April 4, 2018 | By Elise Gould | Economic Indicators Load more...