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July 8, 2025
The pandemic changed the U.S. labor market. Here’s how.
It’s been five years since Covid-19 lockdowns brought parts of the U.S. economy to a halt. While the crisis has passed, its impact on the labor market, especially wages, is still unfolding. In February 2020, the U.S. economy was enjoying a Goldilocks moment. Unemployment was 3.5 percent, hiring was steady, and wages were rising modestly faster than inflation.
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October 7, 2020
The Workforce View 2020: Post-COVID-19
by Ahu Yildirmaz, Ph.D., Sara Klein
A global workforce view examining career optimism levels, flexible working arrangements, pay, and the gig economy.
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October 7, 2020
Flexible work: the reality on the ground
As lockdown measures came into place, employers were forced to support remote working practically overnight.
October 7, 2020
Summary of the Workforce View Post-COVID-19
The advent of COVID-19 represents an unprecedented global health emergency and a critical economic test. So far, in terms of its impact on the world of work, in some respects so much has changed, but in others, the trends and issues we were seeing before the pandemic spread remain consistent across the six countries that ...
