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Jobs and Labor

Labor policy should promote competition and mobility in the workforce. Instead, government regulations often hold workers back and cartelize the labor market. Congress should remove these artificial barriers to entrepreneurship and job creation.

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What Is Happening in This Unprecedented U.S. Labor Market? February 2022 Update

Feb 8, 2022 15 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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The Small Business Workforce Challenge: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

Jun 15, 2022 39 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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Congress, Don’t Re-Up the $600 Unemployment Benefit. Try This Instead Rachel Greszler

Jul 28, 2020 4 min read

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Coronavirus Unemployment Relief Shouldn’t Include $600 Weekly Bonus Payment Rachel Greszler

Jul 24, 2020 8 min read

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Democrats’ $3T Coronavirus Relief Bill Would Hurt Employers and Employees

May 18, 2020 4 min read

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Small Business Confidence Way Up in the Trump Era Anthony B. Kim

May 1, 2018 2 min read

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Starting a New Business Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Oct 16, 2017 2 min read

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Improving Entrepreneurs’ Access to Capital David R. Burton

Feb 14, 2017 Over an hour read

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Labor’s Share of Income Little Changed Since 1948 James Sherk

May 31, 2016 9 min read

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