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

U.S. 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…

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
Research

How Past Criminal Convictions Bar Floridians from Occupational Licensing Opportunities
Grantee Research
Expanding Child Care Subsidies to Parents in Education and Training
Grantee Research
Implications of Providing Child Care Assistance to Parents In Education and Training
Grantee Research

The Challenge of Slow Wage Growth
WorkRise Research
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