LABOR & INEQUALITY

Deindustrialization has reshaped the U.S. labor market toward a service-oriented economy. The loss of millions of high paying manufacturing jobs has eliminated a traditional path to the middle class.  Our proprietary Job Quality Index (JQI) shows the growth of low quality jobs has contributed to inequality and loss of opportunity.

 

Recent Work includes our most recent published articles on Labor and Inequality. Featured Work includes some noteworthy articles on this topic from recent years.

FEATURED WORK

OCTOBER 25, 2022 | JEFF FERRY

U.S. Income Inequality Widened Further in 2021

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MAY 21, 2021 | JEFF FERRY & AMANDA MAYORAL

Quantifying Job Quality for U.S., Black, Hispanic, and Asian American Workers

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JUNE 29, 2020 | STEVEN BYERS & JEFF FERRY

Job Quality Index: A Presentation for Western Economic Association Conference, 2020

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NOVEMBER, 2019 | DANIEL ALPERT, ROBERT HOCKETT, JEFF FERRY, AMIR KHALEGHI

Report: U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index

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