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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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$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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Salaried Overtime Requirements: Employers Will Offset Them with Lower Pay James Sherk

Jul 2, 2015 13 min read

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Shrinking Workweeks: A Sign of Unequal Recovery from the Great Recession

Jun 12, 2014 13 min read

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EEOC Loses Again on Background Checks Hans A. von Spakovsky

Apr 21, 2014 4 min read

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Most Minimum-Wage Jobs Lead to Better-Paying Opportunities James Sherk

Jan 21, 2014 3 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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Government Employees Work Less than Private-Sector Employees Jason Richwine, Ph.D.

Sep 11, 2012 10 min read

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