Is Being a Mom Bad for Your Career?
A recent study showed women experience a short-term "motherhood penalty" but their earnings rebound within a decade.
A recent study showed women experience a short-term "motherhood penalty" but their earnings rebound within a decade.
There are many explanations for the slow, long-term decline in work force participation among American men. Undocumented immigration doesn't seem to be a major factor.
Labor Day is the right time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.
The state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that ridesharing drivers can be exempted from California's crackdown on independent contracting.
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Although former President Donald Trump's deregulatory agenda would make some positive changes, it's simply not enough.
Yes, cheap imports hurt some American companies. But protectionist trade policy harms many more Americans than it helps.
Laws letting teens work longer hours won't have the disastrous effects critics claim they will.
Vance thinks that jobs lost because of incompetent central planning don't matter—but that jobs lost to immigrants do.
The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.
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The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.
Many have seen their hours reduced—or have lost their jobs entirely.
AI developer Andrew Mayne explains why technology could create more jobs and lead to unprecedented economic growth.
AI developer Andrew Mayne explains why technology could create more jobs and lead to unprecedented economic growth.
Banning noncompete agreements goes well beyond the FTC's legal authority.
Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in March and the annual inflation rate ticked up to 3.5 percent, the highest rate seen since September.
Instead, the White House is pushing for similar job-killing regulations on the national level.
Leading immigration economist Michael Clemens explains why.
Probably because Greg Flynn, who operates 24 of the bakery cafes in California, is a longtime friend of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The difficulties some cities are experiencing arise because many migrants aren't allowed to work, and because of restrictions on construction of new housing.
Self-employment in California fell by 10.5 percent and overall employment tumbled by 4.4 percent after A.B. 5's implementation.
Biden undid Trump-era rules for independent contractors, but the new rule will likely last only until another Republican is elected president. This is no way to regulate an economy.
We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?
A new joint employer rule from the NLRB threatens to fundamentally change the business relationship between a franchise and its parent company.
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Federal and New York City officials recently adopted policy changes on migrant work permits and zoning reform similar to those advocated here (though probably not because I advocated them!)..
This measure will enable some 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived between 2021 and July 2023 to legally live and work in the US for up to 18 months.
Labor actions largely respond to policies that cause widespread pain.
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Labor Day is the right time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.
The average working woman in 2023 earns enough money to buy a Barbie doll every 33 minutes. In 1959, it took nearly two hours.
"Government in general does a lot of things that aren't necessary," says Jared Polis.
Taking this step would benefit both the migrants themselves and the American economy. It would also eliminate burdens on local governments.
It's a familiar program. And it will result in higher prices, slower growth, and fewer jobs.
The state is the latest of several in recent months that have moved to eliminate college degree requirements for the vast majority of state government jobs.
The U.S. tax system is extremely progressive, even compared to European countries—whose governments rely on taxing the middle class.
The time and money spent on college can often be used more productively.
A bipartisan solution to degree inflation
"I think it's really good for a lot of young people, no matter if they need a job or not, to work," says one college student who got her first job at 16.
You shouldn't need permission to make a living.
Foreign-born tech workers in the U.S. have been especially vulnerable as tech giants lay off large shares of their work forces.
Youth employment is a recognized path to greater prosperity.
Floridians will bear the cost of DeSantis currying favor with immigration restrictionists.
Content-generating A.I. will probably enhance human labor rather than make it obsolete.
The Commission's lone dissenter says Congress has not charged it with regulating noncompete clauses.
Some people would benefit. Others would lose money or be rendered unemployable.
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