This study measures the heterogeneity of establishment-level employment changes in the U.S. manufacturing sector over … the 1972 to 1986 period. We measure this heterogeneity in terms of the gross creation and destruction of jobs and the rate … at which jobs are reallocated across plants. Our measurement efforts enable us to quantify the connection between job …

We design and field an innovative survey of unemployment insurance (UI) recipients that yields new insights about wage … stickiness on the layoff margin. Most UI recipients express a willingness to accept wage cuts of 5-10 percent to save their jobs … wage cuts would save their jobs. For lost union jobs, 45 percent say contractual restrictions prevent wage cuts. Among …

Employment rates in Puerto Rico range from 55 to 65 percent of U.S. rates during the past thirty years. This huge … employment shortfall holds for men and women, cuts across all education groups, and is deeper for persons without a college … educated workers. Motivated by these facts, we identify several factors that undermine employment growth and business …