This research explores how expanded unemployment insurance during COVID-19 impacted worker behavior. The authors find that while higher benefits modestly increase reservation and re-employment wages, the biggest shift comes from…
Learn MoreSelf-employment is far more widespread than traditional labor surveys suggest, with over 33 million Americans operating nonemployer businesses. The paper analyzes IRS tax data to track how people move between…
Learn MoreThis report explores how declining teacher pipelines, rising attrition rates, and pay disparities are reshaping the nation’s education workforce. It highlights how shortages vary across regions and subjects, with high-poverty…
Learn MoreAs Congress considers next steps on appropriations, agencies are being directed to maintain frozen pay rates for certain senior political officials. OPM advises that the previously established freeze should remain…
Learn MoreThe U.S. space economy now reaches nearly every major industry, and over half of its workforce is in STEM roles—more than double the national average. Software developers, engineers, and advanced…
Learn MoreSexual harassment in federally funded research environments continues to undermine safety, career advancement, and policy accountability. The GAO report highlights major delays by OSTP and NSF in implementing mandated actions,…
Learn MoreThe Safety on The Edge Global Forum brings together leading voices from industry, academia, and safety practice to reimagine how organizations protect and empower their workforce. Speakers emphasized themes like…
Learn MoreGPO is spotlighting the people behind its IT support services, emphasizing how technology is delivered with a personal touch. The publication features longstanding team members, recent graduates, and front-line specialists…
Learn MoreDespite decades of progress, gender gaps in education, work, leadership, health, and safety persist across EU and OECD countries. The report calls for stronger gender mainstreaming, better data, and coordinated…
Learn MoreA federal emergency board has been created to address unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road and several major unions. The board will investigate the issues and report…
Learn MoreThe DOJ IT Strategic Plan for FY 2025–2027 outlines five core goals: enhancing service delivery, elevating cybersecurity, expanding innovation, advancing the workforce, and increasing financial transparency. The plan emphasizes the…
Learn MoreThe 2025 Legal Resource Guide offers a comprehensive look at how the Federal Bureau of Prisons manages people in custody, from pretrial detention through release. It explains the Bureau’s mission,…
Learn MoreGAO’s September 2025 report reviews how the Department of Defense is addressing challenges in recruiting and retaining Federal Wage System (FWS) employees—the skilled blue-collar workforce that keeps bases, depots, and…
Learn MoreThe chart highlights long-term changes in childlessness among U.S. women aged 30–44. Since 1976, the share of women without children has generally climbed, with notable increases in the 30–34 and…
Learn MoreThe GAO highlights growing concerns over federal workforce readiness in the face of increasingly frequent and severe disasters. Hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, required…
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