Tag: employment
The accumulating evidence suggests that it does. The labor force participation of prime-age workers has been declining steadily over the past two decades. One possible factor may be the concentration of employers in local labor markets. When firms possess greater bargaining power, they can drive down wages, which, in turn, discourages labor force participation. Employer…
For young adults who don’t have a college degree, the career-oriented courses they took in high school give them a leg up in the job market. But do the benefits of higher-quality employment after high school continue into middle age? The first known U.S. study to examine the long-term impact of high school curricula finds…
