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PIIE Chart

2020 was a painful year for the US labor market

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

January 11, 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Progress on US jobs reverses in December as labor market remains in bad shape

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

January 8, 2021
PIIE Chart

Female labor force participation has been more resilient during the pandemic in the UK than in the US

Simeon Djankov (PIIE) and Eva (Yiwen) Zhang (PIIE)

December 15, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

COVID-19 widens gender gap in labor force participation in some but not other advanced economies

Simeon Djankov (PIIE) and Eva (Yiwen) Zhang (PIIE)

December 15, 2020
PIIE Chart

Alternative unemployment measures reveal deteriorating US labor market

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

December 4, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

US unemployment situation worsens in November

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

December 4, 2020
China Economic Watch

To become a high-income economy, China needs to invest more on its rural youth

Tianlei Huang (PIIE)
November 30, 2020
PIIE Chart

To reduce unemployment further, policymakers must target permanent job losses

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

November 6, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

US labor market improves, but further progress will be harder

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

November 6, 2020
Trade and Investment Policy Watch

Trade-related Policy Priorities: A Memo for the Next Administration

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)

October 20, 2020