Agron Nicaj

Associate Economist
The Conference Board

Agron Nicaj is a former Associate Economist with The Conference Board’s Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL)^© and Labor Markets programs. He was responsible for the production and analysis of the HWOL^© Data Series along with research and data analysis on projects related to the U.S. labor market.

Prior to joining The Conference Board, Agron was an Economist for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) program at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While at BLS, Agron conducted research on supplementing survey data with administrative sources to collect an outlet sample for CPI pricing. His work involved research, production, and redesign of key CPI surveys to obtain a more representative sample of U.S. consumption habits.

Agron holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Michigan State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Publications by Agron Nicaj

Charts

Early retirement as main reason for leaving labor force 13 December, 2021
The unemployment rate in computer and mathematical occupations is historically low due to the growing shift to online activity, and increased digital transformation 15 September, 2021
Much of the acceleration in wages and salaries comes from blue-collar and manual services occupations 05 August, 2021
Employment in manufacturing is still well below prepandemic levels in many states, with losses especially large in the Northeast, Midwest, and Pacific 29 July, 2021
The trajectory for low wage workers is very different between states that went beyond the federal minimum wage and states that did not. 30 June, 2021
Racial wage gaps are large and expanding, primarily due to a growing underrepresentation of Black workers in high-paying jobs. 23 June, 2021
The number of office and administrative workers, the major target of automation in recent decades, is back to prepandemic levels. In the past two recessions, their number dropped and did not recover. 16 June, 2021
The US working-age population is projected to grow slowly over the next decades due to aging, limiting the supply of labor unless net migration picks up significantly 26 May, 2021
Leisure and hospitality workers experienced significant growth in average hourly earnings 26 May, 2021
Blue-collar industries are experiencing greater recruiting difficulties than other industries. 25 May, 2021
The US working-age population for those without a BA is shrinking, but projected to grow rapidly for those with at least a BA 24 May, 2021