The Workweek: Nov. 17, 2016
罢丑别听聽post this week is a round-up of interesting data surrounding the election. The picks include a聽聽article that identifies the most daunting economic and labor market challenges that the new administration will have to face in the next four years鈥娾斺妀obs and wages, slow productivity growth, declining dynamism, low economic mobility and mistrust of government. And a new paper from the聽聽(NBER) shows that immigrants in the United States hold a disproportionate share of jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations, but that they also earn more than native-born workers in the same occupations聽and聽are more likely to obtain a patent.
The most interesting insight鈥娾斺奍ndeed鈥檚 Chief Economist聽聽takes a close look at the election鈥檚 results in a聽聽byline and finds that Trump beat Clinton in counties with the most 鈥渞outine鈥 jobs鈥娾斺妕hose in manufacturing, sales, clerical work and related occupations that are easier to automate or send offshore.
The Workweek is a weekly roundup written on Indeed.com mainly by Jed Kolko that highlights the latest research, news, and perspectives around the labor market. In addition to working with Indeed, Jed also pulled together all the research and data for the Shift Commission.