Labor force participation rates could have conveyed only a part of the picture of how much we worked during the pandemic.
With baby names, parents could have based a decision on popularity, politics, or the profession they hope their little one will aspire to.
Whether looking at accounting, the law, dentists, or Uber drivers, we remain unable to solve the problem of the gender wage gap.
Considering the impact of robots, we can look at jobs and productivity in manufacturing and services businesses.
Moving beyond the "Great French Lunch Break," we can look back and globally to see how our work hours vary.
Even looking at bank robbers, we see that technological innovation creates the changing job markets that wind up as structural unemployment.
Having shifted to more working at home, we initiated a ripple of changes for the people that do our dog walking.
Even when air raid sirens send workers to shelters, still, a Ukraine grain mill continues producing its flour, pasta, and cookies.












