Overview
People’s access to opportunity and advancement in the labor market is shaped by macroeconomic forces, technological change, policy choices, and labor market dynamics. Over the past 40 years, these influences have culminated in greater income inequality and less upward economic mobility for US workers. They have also contributed to a growing share of low-wage jobs in the US labor market. WorkRise generates evidence on and elevates our understanding of how macroeconomic, technological change, policy, and labor market dynamics influence economic security and mobility.
Working Knowledge
WorkRise Shorts: What’s Driving Wage Differences by Gender and Race? with Kate Bahn and Mark Stelzner
Noncompete Agreements Hurt Economic Mobility for All Workers
In a Recession, Fewer Liquid Assets Add to Black Financial Instability
US Tax Systems Perpetuate Racial Wealth Gap
Persistent income disparities between racial groups are evident – in 2022, Black men were paid 70% of the wages received by white men on average, while Black women received only 61% of the income compared to their white male counterparts.1…
Research
Quantifying the Costs of Rising Unemployment
WorkRise Research
Leveraging Federal Funds to Create Quality Jobs
WorkRise Research
How Past Criminal Convictions Bar Floridians from Occupational Licensing Opportunities
Grantee Research
Implications of Providing Child Care Assistance to Parents In Education and Training
Grantee Research
Expanding Child Care Subsidies to Parents in Education and Training
Grantee Research
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