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The EMC Index, which tracks how people think and feel about their jobs, delivered its largest-ever monthly increase in September to approach a record high.

September 17, 2024

Employee sentiment rose in September

The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index, which tracks how people think and feel about their jobs, rose 23 points in September, sending the index to a near-record high.
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Architecture of a transformer built by ADP Research Institute that predicts wage percentiles from job title. Model not used in any ADP product.
Architecture of a transformer built by ADP Research Institute that predicts wage percentiles from job title. Model not used in any ADP product.

June 29, 2023

When using AI to predict pay, context matters

by Tim DeckerBen Hanowell

We built an algorithm to predict wages from job titles. Our findings reveal the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence as a way to study the labor market.
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May 23, 2023

Domestic offshoring: How housing costs are sorting work across U.S. cities

by Issi Romem, Ph.D.

Economic and political power has historically been concentrated in a small number of command-and-control cities, which serve as nerve centers for business, ideas, and influence. In recent decades, a growing regional divide between costly and affordable U.S. cities has been joined by technological innovations that make it easier for people in different places to collaborate.
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May 23, 2023

Domestic offshoring: A city-by-city analysis

by Issi Romem, Ph.D.

Throughout history, economic and political power has concentrated in key cities, hubs of business, technology, ideas, and influence that thrive as command-and-control centers of the broader economy. Now a transformation is underway.
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January 17, 2023

MainStreet Macro: Minimum wages are rising. But is it enough?

by Nela Richardson, Ph.D.

Last week, data for December showed that the rate of inflation had fallen to 6.5 percent from 7.1 percent a year earlier. The decline was driven mainly by a steep drop in gas prices. While overall inflation might (thankfully) be losing steam, workers, especially those with smaller paychecks, continue to suffer an erosion of the pay gains they reaped during 2022’s tight labor market.
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November 4, 2021

Data Spotlight: “The Great Resignation” and Healthcare

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.

ADP Research Institute has done extensive research on Engagement, trust, and employee’s intent to leave, and we’re able to spotlight the data we have from the healthcare industry to better understand how to create a safe and productive environment for healthcare workers.
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July 27, 2020

Top U.S. Economists Collaborate and Share Insights during ADP Research Institute Fourth Annual Labor Market Summit

by ADP Research

Every year, we gather with labor market experts to take a deep look at the current labor market situation. This year’s event, which was held virtually, focused on the economic impact of the pandemic recession.
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May 19, 2020

What the Past Won’t Tell Us About the Pandemic “Recession”

by ADP Research

Early on, it has become clear that the magnitude and speed of job loss are greater than any recession we’ve experienced in modern U.S. history. The million-dollar question on most people's minds is how much of this job loss will come back?
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May 14, 2019

Evolution of Pay Work Status and Payroll

by ADP Research

This survey was conducted with nearly 7000 employers and employees across the globe to assess how they view pay, what's important, how payment methods are changing and what the future might look like.
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