Two steps forward, one step back
2022 is just getting started, but thanks to the Omicron variant, it’s already giving us flashbacks.
January 10, 2022
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NER Pulse: Hiring slowed for the second week
Education and health services led the slowdown.
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We're all economists
It’s a new year on the calendar and the one-year anniversary of Main Street Macro.
January 4, 2022
What's next for Main Street?
While 2022 will carry forward some themes from 2021, new economic trends will redirect the path ahead.
December 20, 2021
Top transformation trends
The word “transitory” has been eliminated from the English language. Just kidding, obviously. But it has been removed from the Federal Reserve description of inflation.
December 13, 2021
The holiday shuffle
Shopping becomes the national pastime at this time of year. Spending between Thanksgiving and Christmas accounts for nearly a third of the year’s retail sales.
December 6, 2021
Wanted: Drivers for yellow buses
There’s one job where shortages have been particularly challenging for Main Street families – school bus drivers.
November 29, 2021
What's in and what's out
ADP Research kicked off 2021 with data showing a global workforce in flux. Since then, we’ve seen tremendous upheaval in the labor market.
November 15, 2021
The big three
While you were worrying about labor, supply chains, and inflation, you might have missed the news that U.S. economic growth slowed to just 2 percent.
November 8, 2021
Show me the money!
Our third-quarterly Workforce Vitality Report provides an in-depth analysis of wage trends.
November 1, 2021
Nela Richardson, Ph.D.
Chief Economist, ESG Officer, and head of ADP Research
Dr. Nela Richardson is chief economist and ESG officer for ADP Inc. She also leads the independent team at ADP Research, which provides reliable and timely data-driven discovery for use by the public, business leaders, and policymakers.