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Featured Article
Featured article image June 2022

Were wages converging during the 2010s expansion?

Matthew Dey, Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, David S. Piccone Jr, John Voorheis

Wage inequality grew from 2003 to 2013 but either declined or plateaued from 2013 to 2019, depending on the data source, because wage growth was particularly strong among lower-wage workers.

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Book Reviews
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The legalities of the uniquely American employee benefits system

Graham Boone

This book examines the legal underpinnings and historical development of employee benefit programs in the United States.

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Beyond BLS

Do pricier hospitals lead to better care?

Eleni X. Karageorge

Health care differs, depending on the type of hospital market.

Workers are less likely to work as much following the COVID-19 pandemic

Lisa N. Huynh

Employment is recovering amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but how much has willingness to work declined?

Comparing the euro area and U.S. labor market recoveries during COVID-19

Demetrio Scopelliti

The euro area and United States experienced rebounds in employment since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but their recoveries have differed in approach and extent.

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