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July 2020
Examining industry composition effects in state employment
Did an industry composition effect slow the recovery of Alabama, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Wyoming following the Great Recession?
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Manufacturing violence at the border
This book documents violence in the U.S. and Canadian automotive manufacturing industries throughout the 1960s and 1970s, illustrating how the decline in worker protections and unionization led to more incidents of individual violence at work.
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The number of people who can telework is higher than was estimated
More people are working from home in U.S. economic market.
Income “Crow”?
Methods for measuring income segregation may be biased.
Retirement expectations: whether to retire now or later
What job expectations should workers consider in determining when to retire?
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Job openings, hires, and quits set record highs in 2019
Ability to work from home: evidence from two surveys and implications for the labor market in the COVID-19 pandemic
Demographics, earnings, and family characteristics of workers in sectors initially affected by COVID-19 shutdowns
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Respondent Follow-Up Survey
Producer price inflation slows in 2019, as price increases for both services and goods decelerate from a year earlier
Job market remains tight in 2019, as the unemployment rate falls to its lowest level since 1969
Flashback
Energy usage can affect energy costs during the summer months—in a June 1988 MLR article, read about other ways energy costs can be affected.
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