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May 2020
Producer price inflation slows in 2019, as price increases for both services and goods decelerate from a year earlier
Using data from the Producer Price Index (PPI) program, this article describes changes in producer prices in 2019.
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Manufacturing violence at the border
This book documents violence in the U.S. and Canadian automotive manufacturing industries throughout the 1960s and 1970s, illustrating how the decline in worker protections and unionization led to more incidents of individual violence at work.
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Retirement expectations: whether to retire now or later
What job expectations should workers consider in determining when to retire?
Spillover effects in welfare program participation
Researchers examine the effects of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion on worker participation in food and cash welfare programs.
The college payoff: a look at income and wealth premiums
Researchers look at the value of today’s college education.
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The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Respondent Follow-Up Survey
Job market remains tight in 2019, as the unemployment rate falls to its lowest level since 1969
Employment expansion continued in 2019, but growth slowed in several industries
How many workers are employed in sectors directly affected by COVID-19 shutdowns, where do they work, and how much do they earn?
Consumer Expenditure Survey Methods Symposium and Microdata Users’ Workshop, July 16–19, 2019
The cost of layoffs in Unemployment Insurance taxes
Flashback
For many students this month, graduating will be a major accomplishment; see other benefits of education in a June 1988 MLR article.
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