Category Employment

While the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led many women to temporarily leave the workforce, the years since have seen important gains for working women. The labor force participation rate for women has recovered to pre-pandemic levels faster than that for men, and…

Over the last two years, U.S. workers have contended with one of the most unusual economic environments in memory. On one hand, persistent tightness in the labor market has provided greater opportunity and wage growth for many workers. The unemployment rate today…