All Briefs
2020
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The first wave of COVID-19's impact on hiring
April 17 | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)In the current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are laying off millions of workers and significantly cutting back on hiring new employees. Many businesses are no longer able to operate, or their operations have been limited, resulting in less demand for workers. The Conference Board®-Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) data series, collects millions of online job ads in real-time and classifies them by occupation, industry and location. This allows us to see which
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Vive la France: a government system to save jobs by temporarily furloughing workers
April 16 | Ilaria Maselli, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Klaas de Vries, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Unemployment insurance claims soared by over 16 million in the US in the last two weeks of March and the first week of April. There are no comparable figures for the Euro Area yet. However, despite a similar economic shock resulting from social distancing and other containment measures impacting workers and their companies, we do not expect a similar increase in unemployment in Europe.
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If staying home comes to stay: the rise of telework and the decline of city centers
April 15 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Pandemic-related restrictions mean a large share of American workers are now working entirely from home, many for the first time.
