
Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers. When I talk to relatives about my work as a labor economist, I get the sense that they think the younger generations are a bit fickle with respect to their jobs. At many family gatherings, I’ve heard some version of the sam…
3 persistent myths about workers and income. The Census Bureau’s annual report on trends in household income always provides an opportunity to compare facts with perceptions. Theses misconceptions relate to what it means to be in the top 50%, the growth in income and earnings over time, and in inequality in the distribution of incom…