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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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If You Like Your Uber, Can You Keep Your Uber? Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Oct 18, 2022 4 min read

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The Latest Jobs Numbers Seem Impressive—Until You Look Closer E.J. Antoni, PhD

Sep 8, 2022 2 min read

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How This Labor Department Nominee Threatens 59 Million Workers Rachel Greszler

Jan 13, 2022 3 min read

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Workers Beware: Here Come State-Based Retirement Plans Rachel Greszler

Jan 24, 2017 2 min read

report

Labor Department Can Create Jobs by Calculating Davis–Bacon Rates James Sherk

Jan 21, 2017 About an hour read

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$15 Minimum Wages Will Substantially Raise Prices James Sherk

Jan 19, 2017 34 min read

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Department of Labor’s Radical Reinterpretation of the Persuader Rule is Enjoi... John Malcolm

Jul 5, 2016 7 min read

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Labor Department’s Persuader Rule Undermines Employers’ Rights and Threatens ... John Malcolm

Aug 26, 2013 26 min read

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