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February 2021
Employment projections in a pandemic environment
This article examines the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019–29 employment projections through two alternate scenarios: a moderate impact scenario and a strong impact scenario.
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Finding the meaning and the music in your work
This book invites readers on an inward, contemplative journey to discover (or rediscover) what aspects of their work motivate and energize them.
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Lockdowns and innovation: evidence from the 1918 influenza pandemic
Economists study the long-run effects of policies that restrict social interactions using evidence from the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Work has transformed in the United States . . . just not how you think it has
A study on how specific jobs and occupations have evolved.
An exodus in the labor force—but to where?
Researchers assess how economic downturns affect the talent available to young firms.
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A framework for the evaluation and use of alternative data in the Consumer Expenditure Surveys
What happened to temps? Changes since the Great Recession
Employment recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Changes in consumer behaviors and financial well-being during the coronavirus pandemic: results from the U.S. Household Pulse Survey
Male prime-age nonworkers: evidence from the NLSY97
From the barrel to the pump: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prices for petroleum products
Flashback
In March, as we pay tribute to women in our history, let’s look at a 1978 MLR article on the profile of part-time women workers of the 1970s.
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