Main Street Macro

Consumers have a special kind of economic mojo. What people buy, how much they buy and where they buy it, that’s the economy in a nutshell.

August 23, 2021

Here's a subject that a lot of us have gained experience with over the past year – working from home.

August 16, 2021

While the labor market continues to make progress, its journey to a full recovery over the last year and a half has been unique, unprecedented, downright unusual

August 9, 2021

For the first time in history, women bore more than their share of job losses. For some, the exit was voluntary, a decision to focus on family. For others, it was decidedly involuntary.

August 2, 2021

Main Street businesses, the real-world heroes in the economy’s battle against the viral menace of COVID-19, are at a pivotal moment.

July 26, 2021

As inflation climbs, what does it mean for the economic recovery.

July 19, 2021

The “shecession” of the pandemic left millions of women pulled between work and new family responsibilities.

July 12, 2021

Between May 10 and 25, 2021 we surveyed more than 2,000 ADP business clients around the country, employers with fewer than 50 workers.

June 28, 2021

Depending on your perspective of the marketplace, the Fed’s role can shift. One of the central bank’s jobs is to keep inflation in check. Another is to keep the labor recovery afloat.

June 21, 2021