Stronger employment recovery in Midwest than South: New Hires Quality Index
Because of the Midwest's faster growth in the wage index, the region’s recent hires are predicted to have higher earnings as well.
Kalamazoo Promise statistics for 2020: Enrollment down for community colleges, up for 4-year colleges
Updated usage and success measures for the Kalamazoo Promise have been posted at upjohn.org
Young workers falling behind: New Hires Quality Index
Younger workers’ share of the aggregate earnings power of all newly hired workers is dropping
Upjohn Institute accepting proposals for 2021 Early Career Research Awards
The deadline to apply for the awards is January 22, 2021.
Non-metro areas falling further behind as New Hires Quality Index hits new high
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index crests new record high, but few in non-metropolitan areas share in the recovery
Black and Hispanic workers show resilience in latest New Hires Quality Index release
While the pandemic recession has disproportionately hurt workers of color, the New Hires Quality Index shows the hiring picture may not be as bleak as commonly thought.
Tim Bartik proposes block grant to help distressed communities recover from recession and create jobs
These areas already lacked sufficient jobs before the COVID-19 recession and could fall farther behind without help.
Special Labor Day New Hires Quality Index focus on actual reported wages
Each Labor Day, Index creator Brad Hershbein examines trends in actual, reported wages of newly hired workers and compares these with the New Hires Quality Index.
Christopher O'Leary talks unemployment insurance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Watch video of Upjohn Institute Senior Economist Christopher O'Leary on the C-SPAN morning program Washington Journal.
Paper offers roadmap to create jobs in hard-hit areas
Aid to state and local governments is a key sticking point in ongoing Congressional negotiations over a new pandemic economic relief deal. Those governments are best positioned to boost jobs in economically distressed areas, according to a new policy paper from Upjohn Institute Senior Economist Timothy Bartik, but the Pandemic Recession has hit state and local budgets hard.
Economic Development Quarterly Issues Call for Proposals on Inclusive Economic Development and Recovery
2021 National Economic Summit on Inclusive Economic Development and Recovery Strategies to be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on September 23 and 24, 2021.
National Academy of sciences committee chaired by Susan Houseman releases report on alternative work arrangements
"Contingent Work and Alternative Work Arrangements"
Switching local government to a ward system may depress new housing construction
New working paper and policy brief show that towns reduced permitted housing units by 21 percent after the switch.
Michael Horrigan moderates panel with BLS, BEA and Census leaders (video)
Watch Upjohn Institute President Michael Horrigan moderate a panel with Commissioner William Beach of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; Mary Bohman, Acting Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Ron Jarmin, Deputy Director of the U.S. Census Bureau
A letter from Upjohn Institute President Michael Horrigan on addressing systemic racism
"We recognize the vital importance of addressing and correcting historical wrongs and are working to ensure the representation of people of color at every level within our Institute."
Michelle Miller-Adams opinion piece on tuition-free education in New York Times
"Five billion dollars may sound like a lot of money. But it is a small price to pay to improve prospects for workers and businesses alike."