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July 2019
Job openings, hires, and quits reach historic highs in 2018
Annual data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey show that the labor market continued to trend upward throughout 2018, with job openings and hires at their highest levels since the series began in December 2000.
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Are U.S. scientists and engineers in short supply? Telling myth from reality
This book questions alarmist claims about impending U.S. workforce shortages in science and engineering, placing them in historical context.
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Changes in the U.S. occupational mix from 1860 to 2015
Is the occupational mix in the United States becoming more or less dynamic?
Inequality and metropolitan areas
Wage inequality has increased over the past several decades.
More entrants or fewer leavers? A look at rising labor force participation
Are labor force entrants or fewer leavers the cause of rising labor force participation rate?
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Reduced sample rotation frequency in hospitals and household utilities
Where did workers perform their jobs in the early 21st century?
Professional certifications and occupational licenses: evidence from the Current Population Survey
Not fun for young and old alike: how the youngest and oldest consumers have fared in recession and recovery
What’s behind occupational separations?
BLS publishes experimental state-level labor productivity measures
Flashback
As parents prepare their children for their upcoming return to school, it reminds us of the importance of education just as an MLR article did in 1988.
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