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Economic Facts September 28, 2022

Nine facts about the service sector in the United States

Nine factors about the service sector illustrate recent trends in spending, employment, and inflation as the country continues to rebalance.
Posts September 8, 2022

A COVID-19 labor force legacy: The drop in dual-worker families

Katherine Lim and Ryan Nunn examine why some prime-aged workers are not participating in the labor force.
Papers September 1, 2022

Tracking the robust recovery in the business sector since 2020

Defying expectations, the business sector appears to have weathered the COVID pandemic and found a renewed gear of dynamism in the process. This analysis looks…
Posts August 4, 2022

Can a hot but smaller labor market keep making gains in participation?

An analysis of the size and composition of the labor force identifies both populations and policies that could contribute to gains in labor force participation.
Posts January 20, 2022

Examining the economic status of same-gender relationship households

Using new data from the American Community Survey, Lauren Bauer, Veronica Clevenstine, and Moriah Macklin look into why some same-gender relationship household…
Posts December 14, 2021

Labor market exits and entrances are elevated: Who is coming back?

In this analysis, Lauren Bauer and Wendy Edelberg identify when and which people are returning to labor market.
Posts October 14, 2021

Has COVID disrupted the postsecondary pipeline?

This analysis explores how young adults' decisions to enroll in school or work during the pandemic have played out.
Papers September 29, 2021

Women, work, and families: Recovering from the pandemic-induced recession

Betsey Stevenson reviews what has happened to women’s employment and labor force participation in the recovery from the pandemic.
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