Gummed up?
Consumer spending has led the pandemic recovery, but consumer confidence took a hit recently.
October 25, 2021
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NER Pulse: Hiring slowed for the second week
Education and health services led the slowdown.
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Scarcity
Scarcity requires people and businesses to make constant tradeoffs to get what they want.
October 18, 2021
A short-term fix
Every now and again something distracts me from Main Street. Today, my attention is directed toward Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
October 11, 2021
Where do job numbers come from?
Monthly job reports are among the most closely watched estimates of U.S. economic health.
October 4, 2021
Is there an urban exodus of high-income earners in tech and finance?
This week, we dove into ADP payroll data, where we uncovered three worker migration trends that could have long-run implications.
September 27, 2021
Creative destruction
It might sounds mysterious, even a bit ominous, but creative destruction has deep roots in economic research.
September 7, 2021
Jackson Hole
Last week’s gathering focused on a subject that has been laid bare by the pandemic – macroeconomic policy in an uneven economy.
August 30, 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.