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Content creator economy is everywhere, but labor data and protections are sparse
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Nov 9, 2023
The government has virtually no data on this mostly unregulated, $250 billion global industry, says Drew Harwell of The Washington Post.
How much are employers paying for labor? That's where the ECI comes in.
by
Sean McHenry
Oct 30, 2023
The employment cost index, a favorite Federal Reserve data point, captures the cost of employing people, including benefits.
In tight labor market, businesses practice "strategic retention"
Oct 26, 2023
Economists at the Dallas Fed reported some evidence of “labor hoarding” in the latest Beige Book.
"Overemployed" people secretly work overlapping remote jobs
Oct 23, 2023
They do it for the money. But overemployment also symbolizes a change in Americans' attitudes toward work.
As the labor market loosens, workers may be more willing to work nights and weekends
Oct 20, 2023
They may find it attractive to earn money while others are playing.
How below-the-line workers are surviving the Hollywood strikes
Oct 18, 2023
As actors continue to picket for a better contract, some Hollywood workers are forced to make tough decisions.
For this Michigan business owner, wage hikes are tied to price hikes
by
Sean McHenry
Oct 16, 2023
Annie Lang Hartman, owner of Wild Lettie, is planning ahead. And one of her biggest concerns is payroll.
For public good, not for profit.
Unemployment claims are at their lowest number since January
Sep 21, 2023
The labor market is still pretty tight, even after the last year and a half of rate hikes loosened things a bit.
How Labor Day has changed — and not changed — in its 140-year history
Sep 4, 2023
The first Labor Day parade took place in 1882. Historian Allyson Brantley says there are notable parallels between that moment and today.
Share of women in labor force continued to grow in August, but is it sustainable?
Sep 4, 2023
Flexible and remote jobs help. Expiring childcare relief funds don't.