Work and Life

Work and Life

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$1.6 Million initiative to boost wages for some Southwest Michigan child care workers

November 7, 2025

Research Highlights

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Do older Americans work more when their housing wealth declines?

October 23, 2025

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Landmark study shows less than half of U.S. workers have a quality job

Susan N. Houseman, Beth C. Truesdale

October 16, 2025

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Public transit delivers large gains for the local economy

July 8, 2025

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Commentary & Analysis

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Is the Producer Price Index signaling a coming rise in consumer inflation?

September 4, 2025

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Payroll employment revisions indicate a slowing labor market—not a political agenda

August 13, 2025

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New work requirements likely to gut federal funding for cash assistance

Gabrielle Pepin

June 15, 2023

Experts

Beth C. Truesdale

Research Fellow

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Brad J. Hershbein

Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research

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Economist

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Christopher J. O'Leary

Senior Economist

Gabrielle Pepin

Economist

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