Extreme Heat at Work Report
This report by Urban Institute researchers offers the first nationally representative estimates of how outdoor and indoor workers are affected by extreme heat.
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This report by Urban Institute researchers offers the first nationally representative estimates of how outdoor and indoor workers are affected by extreme heat.
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Skills and training
Last updated on June 18, 2024How to Expand Access to Good Clean Energy Jobs among Women and People of Color
New research shows women and people of color are underrepresented in the potential workforce for high-quality clean energy jobs. Universities, employers, and unions can play a role in creating a more diverse workforce.
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Skills and training
Last updated on June 04, 2024WorkRise Shorts: Applying AI to Rebuild Middle Class Jobs with David Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor David Autor asks what artificial intelligence could enable people to do and who could be enabled by this tool.
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Economic context
Last updated on June 11, 2024Better Local Labor Market Conditions Can Help Reduce the Risk of Reincarceration in the United States
Formerly incarcerated people who face better local labor market conditions when they are released from prison are estimated to face lower likelihoods of being reincarcerated.
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Skills and training
November 14, 2023
Research Summary
The Key to Positive Employment Outcomes for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Research shows that vocational education programs improve employment outcomes for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This study looks at the relationship between the number of job-specific training sessions completed and eventual community employment.
November 14, 2023
Job search and matching
November 07, 2023
Research Summary
Better Job Matching is Better for Inflation
In this study, the authors examine workers who might be in jobs that don't match their skills and how their decisions to stay in a job or switch to a new one can impact inflation.
Economic context
October 31, 2023
Research Summary
Noncompete Agreements Hurt Economic Mobility for All Workers
Research shows that when noncompete agreements have high enforceability, workers earn less money and move jobs less frequently. This affects workers in nearby labor markets who are not under noncompete agreements, and widens gender and racial pay gaps.