Society of Labor Economists
@SOLE_Labor_Econ
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Alexandria, VA
Joined May 2020
The Society of Labor Economists' Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting will be May 1 – 2, 2026 at the Hilton Denver City Center. You are invited to submit proposals through the MiraSmart online submissions system. The deadline for submission is October 31, 2025. https://t.co/rXvCZV3z9a
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Weaker labor data has boosted expectations of Fed rate cuts, with Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel predicting three reductions this year. Markets are rallying on the outlook, while Hatzius warns job growth is fragile but sees a rebound by 2026...
fortune.com
Jerome Powell’s Fed faces labor market weakness as Wall Street bets on rate cuts, with Jeremy Siegel and Goldman Sachs backing easing ahead.
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AI's impact in the workforce is ‘small,' but it’s not ‘zero,’ labor economist says
cnbc.com
It's no secret that the job market has stalled halfway through 2025, but experts say it's driven by economic uncertainty rather than artificial intelligence.
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Forecasts for tepid U.S. job growth in August and a rise in unemployment to 4.3%, if accurate, would confirm a softening labor market and seal the case for an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this month. https://t.co/imCleFkLLs
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Forecasts for tepid U.S. job growth in August and a rise in unemployment to 4.3%, if accurate, would confirm a softening labor market and seal the case for an interest rate cut from the Federal...
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Don’t look now, but another big jobs report is coming out in just a few more days — one that most people have never heard of. And the news probably won’t be good. https://t.co/mOWjUPq3Ll
@jbartash @MarketWatch
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Amid constantly changing tariff rates, the firing of top government officials, and splashy headlines about their implications, it can be hard for companies to plan for the future. Which data is reliable? Which is relevant? https://t.co/ZWJgixL3Z9
@marthagimbel @ernietedeschi
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Friday’s BLS release not only showed weaker-than-expected hiring, but revisions that erased 279,000 jobs from May through July, including the first post-pandemic payroll decline, with June’s employment figure turning negative at 13,000.
finance.yahoo.com
The August jobs report underscored a cooling US labor market, with just 22,000 jobs added and revisions showing the first post-pandemic monthly job loss.
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Job growth over the last three months has hit one of the weakest patches, outside the pandemic, since the U.S. economy was limping to recover from the 2007 to 2009 financial crisis and recession. https://t.co/ZQvWdkDzEP
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Trump’s pick to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has suggested pausing the report, a proposal that investors, companies, and policymakers would not be fond of. SOLE member and past president Katharine Abraham quoted. https://t.co/3J6isPAgf6
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Historian E.J. Hobsbawm famously observed counting workers is inherently political. Labor stats track workplace injuries, unemployment, and more. Governments use them to solve problems. Employers use them to negotiate. Society uses them to SEE workers...
forbes.com
After nationwide repression of unions, wages fell more in markets where unions had previously delivered larger gains. When unions are weakened, pay falls.
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Congratulations to Julia Lane – the 2025 recipient of the SOLE Prize for Contributions to Data and Measurement. https://t.co/6XBnm6pYu4
@nyuwagner
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Congratulations to John Bound, 2025 recipient of the Jacob Mincer Award. Richly deserving of the Jacob Mincer Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Labor Economics. https://t.co/f3Hedt5kne
@umichECON
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Forthcoming in JOLE: "Evolving Returns to Personality" by Ramin Izadi and Joonas Tuhkuri https://t.co/ayYhPkgtYK
@ChicagoJournals @SOLE_Labor_Econ #EconTwitter
journals.uchicago.edu
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Forthcoming in JOLE: "Like Mother, Like Child? The Rise of Women’s Intergenerational Income Persistence in Sweden and the United States" by Gunnar Brandén, Martin Nybom, and Kelly Vosters https://t.co/cbfGn28UZk
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Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be in Denver May 1-2--you can now submit! Deadline for submissions is October 31--it should be a great conference! https://t.co/L5Nq8CZiGI
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The Call for Papers for #SOLE2026 is now open! Join us May 1–12 at the Hilton Denver City Center. https://t.co/VbzTQxbNSI
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Forthcoming in JOLE: "Do Recruiters Penalize Men Who Prefer Low Hours? Evidence from Online Labor Market Data" by Daniel Kopp https://t.co/hBpaUoLWwZ
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journals.uchicago.edu
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Forthcoming in JOLE: "Minimum Wage Effects and Monopsony Explanations" by Justin Wiltshire, Carl McPherson, Michael Reich, and Denis Sosinskiy https://t.co/kMzVtWHTnl
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The World Labor Conference #SOLE2025 in Toronto is starting tomorrow! We can't wait for 3 days of exciting talks and collaborations between our three societies! @SOLE_Labor_Econ @eale_sbe
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