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February 18, 2025
Employee sentiment rebounded in February
Employee sentiment rebounded in February, gaining 5 points to match a record high set in July 2024. Two sectors—retail and wholesale trade, and information—hit new record highs.
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February 13, 2025
LA wildfires: Lost hours and fewer paychecks
by Issi Romem, Ph.D. • Łukasz Below • Tim Decker • Liv Wang
As houses burned and businesses shuttered, the Palisades and Eaton fires also inflicted pain on workers.
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December 5, 2024
(In)action
by Tim Decker
We tracked the month-to-month inactivity of the workforce, looking at the gaps between major events that keep HR professionals busy.
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November 14, 2024
High-paying jobs? They’re a dime a dozen
More than a million people in the United States earn $500,000 or more, and they might be closer to home than you think.
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June 24, 2024
You’ve graduated. Now what?
by Sam Adieze • Ben Hanowell
When it comes to the combination of recent graduate wages, hiring, and affordability, we found big differences between metro areas. The highest-ranking metros might surprise you.
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June 17, 2024
The rise—and fall—of the software developer
by Jeff Nezaj
Since the rise of the internet, software developers have commanded big salaries and valuable perks. But something has shifted since the pandemic.
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May 22, 2024
Long-distance work and compensation
Long-distance work didn’t begin with the coronavirus lockdown; people were collaborating between offices well before then.
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March 12, 2024
It’s not the size of your paycheck. It’s how you feel about it.
by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup
The ADP Research Institute’s annual Global Workplace Study looks at data from 28,000 workers in 28 countries who responded to the following statement: “My pay is fair for the work I do.”
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