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
Young workers’ economic mobility has improved since the start of the pandemic, but work remains to solidify these gains
Tighter Labor Markets Boost Occupational Mobility for Workers in Low-Quality Jobs
Amid a Collapsing Labor Market, Pandemic Policy Response Reduced Poverty and Inequality
Green Energy Jobs Are Growing and Could Unlock Opportunity for Workers
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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