Publications
The Hamilton Project produces and commissions policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth by embracing a significant role for well-designed government policies and public investment.
Posts
The softening labor market shows resilience and some pockets of slack
Our review of key labor market indicators finds that the labor market remains tight but shows some pockets of slack.
Employment & Wages
Read More
Policy Proposals
A federal guarantee for earned paid time off
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
Posts
Event recap—How would across-the-board tariffs create chaos in 2025?
Healthy Economy
Tax Policy & Budget
Posts
Immigration and the macroeconomy after 2024
Effective Government
Healthy Economy
Explore All Publications
Employment status changes put millions at risk of losing SNAP benefits for years
To investigate the extent of exposure to additional work requirements for SNAP participants, we describe monthly employment stability and find considerable chu…
Where work pays: How does where you live matter for your earnings?
Educational and occupational choices matter for your earnings, but where you work matters, too. Employment opportunities and wages in some occupations vary sub…
Independent workers and the modern labor market
An estimated 15.5 million U.S. workers have alternative arrangements for their primary employment—this includes independent contractors, on-call workers, tempo…
How women are still left behind in the labor market
Despite progress in recent years, women still face pay disparities in the labor market. In this blog, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh and Policy Direct…
How occupational licensing matters for wages and careers
Workers with a license tend to receive a wage premium relative to unlicensed workers. Using new data from the Current Population Survey, Ryan Nunn examines the…
A proposal for protecting low-income workers from monopsony and collusion
Labor market collusion or monopsonization—the exercise of employer market power in labor markets—may contribute to wage stagnation, rising inequality, and decl…
Coming and going: Encouraging geographic mobility at college entry and exit to lift wages
Geography is an important part of economic opportunity—but due to monetary and nonmonetary costs of migration, college attendance is less likely for those who …
Information is power: Fostering labor market competition through transparent wages
One of the challenges of wage stagnation is asymmetric information, whereby employers have a greater knowledge of the distribution of wages relative to workers…
