The September Jobs Report That Never Was

How We Measure Employment in America

Oct 8 • 

Revana Sharfuddin

 and 

Jack Salmon

2

When Workers Have Other Options: Rethinking Power in the Multi-Earner Economy

Monopsony, Meet Your Match: The Rise of Worker Options

Oct 2 • 

Liya Palagashvili

3

July 2025

Portable Benefits Are (Finally) Having a Moment

From working paper to working policy: Evidence-based reforms expanding flexible benefits for a flexible workforce

Jul 24 • 

Liya Palagashvili

7

May 2025

A Market-Driven Approach to AI and Workforce Transformation (Part 2)

How the AI revolution demands a return to uniquely human skills - and what policy can do to help us get there

May 29 • 

Revana Sharfuddin

7

2

The Portable Benefits Revolution: How Did We Get Here?

Senator Bill Cassidy just put flexible benefits on the map. This is the story of how a niche policy idea climbed to the top of the Congressional agenda.

May 1 • 

Liya Palagashvili

7

1

April 2025

Leaning into our Humanity in the Age of AI (Part 1)

How AI Can Boost Productivity, Revive Middle-Skill Jobs, and Recenter the Human Advantage.

Apr 8 • 

Revana Sharfuddin

11

3

March 2025

Labor’s Hidden Monopoly: Why the FTC Should Probe Union Power Too

The FTC's new focus on labor markets should include union monopoly power

Mar 31 • 

Liya Palagashvili

3

3

A Labor Market that Works for Women

This International Women’s Day, we highlight three labor market innovations that are driving unique benefits for women.

Mar 8 • 

Susannah Petitt

January 2025

New Study: From Gig to Gone? ABC Tests and the Case of the Missing Workers

Our new causal analysis of state ABC test laws on labor market outcomes shows expected–and surprising–results

Jan 10 • 

Liya Palagashvili

 and 

Revana Sharfuddin

9

2

November 2024

A Fresh Look at the Independent Workforce with New BLS Data

New BLS data reveal the size and growth of the independent workforce, preferences for independent work over W-2 employment, and key demographic and…

Nov 26, 2024 • 

Liya Palagashvili

 and 

Revana Sharfuddin

8

1

October 2024

From the Rust Belt to the Ports: A Warning About Extortive Union Demands

Not all labor unions are ‘pro-worker.’ With 36 ports striking today, the International Longshoremen Association is threatening other jobs, “I will…

Oct 1, 2024 • 

Liya Palagashvili

19

4

September 2024

Creating Welfare that Works: New Data on the Child Tax Credit and Work Incentives

New research shows that the pandemic-era Child Tax Credit did not affect employment or labor force participation. However, worker behavior may differ…

Sep 26, 2024 • 

Susannah Barnes Petitt

2