ILR Labor Action Tracker
The auto industry may be speeding toward a massive strike
GM, Ford, and Stellantis workers might walk off their jobs next month.
What to know about the SAG-AFTRA actors' strike
Learn which jobs are impacted by the SAG-AFTRA strike, which movies and TV shows have shut down and where actors can get help.
UPS strike likely averted with 11th-hour deal
UPS workers might not strike after getting major concessions from their employer.
The Burning Question: Is an Economic Issue Making the Canadian Wildfire Crisis Worse?
The Canadian wildfire crisis is extending beyond national borders, impacting communities and imposing external costs on individuals far removed from the fire's path.
Show me the advancement potential
Despite the recent wave of layoffs in the tech sector, demand for digital talent is as robust as ever, with employers struggling to fill positions.
Visualizing the American Workforce as 100 People
Reimagining all 200 million of the American workforce as 100 people: where do they all work, what positions they hold, and what jobs they do?
Surprise: People like their jobs
Factors like improved work-life balance and workload are behind the increase in worker satisfaction.
White House economists: There isn't a "missing worker" problem anymore
It looks as if it simply took time for potential workers to match up with jobs and return to the labor force after the pandemic, White House economists argue.
So You Think You're Being Underpaid? Compared to What? | Patrick Carroll
Is a worker being underpaid and exploited if someone working a comparable job gets paid more than them? Many would say yes. But there’s a fundamental problem with comparing the value of different jobs.
We found the 'missing workers' : The Indicator from Planet Money
Millions of people opted out of the labor force during the pandemic, and the Federal Reserve's most recent update on the economy explains why. Today, we hear from people who made that decision to leave the workforce.For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates
Data on employment outcomes for new graduates and young workers.
Employers Are Rebalancing Pay Strategies in a Precarious Economy — Payscale's 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report Shows
Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released the results of its flagship survey, the 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR), shedding light on the ongoing power struggle between employees and employers.
U.S. labor market still tight; monthly producer inflation accelerates
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, offering more evidence of the economy's resilience despite tighter monetary policy.
Which Americans are leaving their occupations?
The rate at which Americans leave their careers varies by occupation and industry, and has changed over the last several years.
Dell is cutting 6,650 jobs amid falling demand for PCs
PC shipments reportedly fell by 37 percent YoY in Q4.
Salary Transparency Laws & Asymmetric Information
Salary transparency laws correct for information asymmetry in the workplace, but only when companies provide meaningful information.
Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
NEW YORK (AP) — Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests at drive-thrus, while others say they’re tired of being asked to leave a gratuity for a muffin or a simple cup of coffee at their neighborhood bakery.
Top Companies that announced Major Layoffs in 2023
Intellizence has curated a list of major companies that have announced mass layoffs, job cuts, downsizing, hiring freezes, and furloughs.
Gen Zers won't even apply to a job if the salary isn't listed
A new Adobe survey shows 85% of the youngest Americans would be less likely to apply to a job that didn't disclose pay.
Alphabet job cuts caps brutal week for tech layoffs
Total layoffs in the tech industry have topped 200,000 over the last year.
Layoffs.fyi - Tech Layoff Tracker and Startup Layoff Lists
[LIVE] Tracking all tech startup layoffs — and lists of employees laid off — since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. This page is constantly being updated.
College Majors and Skills: Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.
New FTC Ruling May Kick Restrictive Contracts to the Curb
The FTC wants to eliminate noncompete agreements in the U.S. to make labor markets more competitive, but will likely face strong pushback from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a leading lobbying group.
Nov 2022, Job Openings by Industry and Region: Levels, Seasonally Adjusted | FRED | St. Louis Fed
Release Table for Nov 2022, Job Openings by Industry and Region: Levels, Seasonally Adjusted. FRED: Download, graph, and track economic data.
Millions of workers are subject to noncompete agreements. They could soon be banned
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule that bans the use of noncompete agreements, calling them an exploitative practice that suppresses wages and hampers innovation.
Cooler hiring and milder pay gains could aid inflation fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy even as the Federal Reserve is rapidly raising interest rates to try to slow economic growth and the pace of hiring .
FTC wants to get rid of noncompetes
The proposed rule could impact everyone from Big Tech execs to unpaid social media interns.
Recent Trends in Individual Wage Growth
Data analysis tracking pay gains among individual workers shows that median wage growth began accelerating in mid-2021 before peaking in mid-2022.
The Future of Jobs Report 2020
After years of growing income inequality, concerns about technology-driven displacement of jobs, and rising societal discord globally, the combined health and economic shocks of 2020 have put economies into freefall, disrupted labour markets and fully revealed the inadequacies of our social contracts. We find ourselves at a defining moment: the decisions and choices we make today will determine the course of entire generations’ lives and livelihoods.