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December 10, 2024
The shrinking value of tips
Consumers complain about tip fatigue, but as base pay rises, gratuities are a smaller piece of the pie at sit-down restaurants.
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August 9, 2023
HR: How much is too much — or too little?
by Jeff Nezaj
We wondered whether HR offices were growing or shrinking, and whether beefed-up HR staffing has an effect on employee turnover. To find out, we use ADP data to look at HR staffing levels going back to 2018.
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June 29, 2023
When using AI to predict pay, context matters
by Tim Decker • Ben 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
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
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?
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
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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