Congratulations to the 2025 Upjohn Institute Dissertation Award winner and honorable mentions! The award is for dissertations written in the area of employment research

New from HCEO member @aaronsojourner.org and colleagues.

Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate This streak dies tomorrow Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months This blind spot will remain forever

New research looks at who’s applying to Michigan Reconnect, the state’s tuition-free community college program for adults 25+. It turns out many are already well on the way to a degree or certificate. www.upjohn.org/research-hig...

Mid-sized cities face a choice: grow together or grow apart. This new report, "10 Lessons in Public-Private Partnerships to Create Good Jobs," looks at lasting, broad-based prosperity. www.upjohn.org/research-hig...

Prenatal and infant cash transfers ARE good investments for beneficiaries AND the local economy. New report by my colleagues on the Rx Kids program in Flint, Michigan

A new analysis by the Upjohn Institute finds that the Rx Kids program delivers measurable economic benefits to families and the broader local economy in Flint, Michigan. Read the full report www.upjohn.org/research-hig...

Interesting results about the fair workweek law introduced for fast-food workers in NYC: it has no detrimental employment effects while fostering job quality!

New insights into the state of the quality of jobs in the United States from a great team that includes Upjohn researchers Susan Houseman and Beth Truesdale

Rresearch by Mallika Thomas examines how students’ randomly assigned peers in business school affect the courses the students take, the types of jobs they enter, and their subsequent earnings.#EconSky www.upjohn.org/research-hig...

BLS payroll-data revisions deserve scrutiny, but the concern isn’t manipulation. It’s what the size of those revisions may be telling us about weakening labor markets & the need to modernize data collection. Analysis by Upjohn's @mikehorrigan.bsky.social www.upjohn.org/bls-revision... #econsky

Less data (including less funding for data) = less information for effective policymaking

Welcome to Upjohn, @chloergibbs.bsky.social and @moniqueedavis-phd.bsky.social !

We’re excited to officially welcome‪ @chloergibbs.bsky.social and @moniqueedavis-phd.bsky.social to the Upjohn Institute research team! Chloe brings deep expertise in education policy, while Monique’s research explores systemic inequality in economic outcomes. #EconSky

Recently published work with an incredible group of coauthors. Facilitating higher schooling attainment is a policy that pays off long term, even in unexpected ways, such as a later onset of dementia in older ages

Great event! Very interesting research from each of our grantees, who received constructive feedback. If you are a graduate student, be attentive to the next call for applications. This is a @upjohninstitute.bsky.social program in partnership with the @russellsagefdn.bsky.social.

The Wash Post examines new “red tape” for Medicaid recipients, with comments from Upjohn Inst.’s @mmilleradams.bsky.social and @truesdale.bsky.social. “The reality is that requirements like these move people off programs not by requiring work but by requiring more reporting of work.”

Dissertation Award Alert!! If you recently wrote a dissertation on employment-related issues consider applying!

“This is the tip of the iceberg,” our Susan Houseman tells @bloomberg.com. There’s been debate about our reliance on imported goods but not enough attention on offshoring of service jobs, she said, “Not because it doesn’t happen or isn’t important, but because we don’t have good data on it.”

EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn. BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS. #EconSky