The rich continue to get richer, and everyone else either only kind of earns more or stays where they’re at.
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Wealthy Percentiles Rising
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Where Else You Can Work
If you’re searching for a new job, it’s worth looking in different industries instead of doing more of the same elsewhere.
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Tom Brady of other jobs
Tom Brady, the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is 45 years old,…
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Feelings at Work
We spend a lot of time working. It seems worth thinking about how we feel during all those hours.
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Tracked while reading about being tracked at work
While reading this NYT article, by Jodi Kantor and Arya Sundaram, on the…
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Time splits from a visualization freelancer
Eli Holder shows how he split his freelance time across various projects and…
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Working the triple peak
Microsoft researchers analyzed keystrokes by time of day, for a sample of Microsoft…
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Most people think their employers don’t care about their well-being
Based on polls by Gallup, almost half of U.S. employees thought their employers…
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How Much Women and Men Work
This chart shows the shifts since 1960.
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Simulating how just a little gender bias in the workplace can lead to big effects up the chain
Yuhao Du, Jessica Nordell, and Kenneth Joseph used simulations to study the effects…
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Age and Occupation
Whether it’s because of experience, physical ability, or education level, some jobs tend towards a certain age of worker more than others.
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Jobs that Marry Together the Most
Find out which jobs most often pair together among married couples.
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Income in Each State, Adjusted for Cost of Living
A dollar might not buy you as much in one state as it does in the other.
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Minimum Wage and Cost of Living
We already looked at minimum wage over time, but when it comes to geography and income, you also have to consider the cost of living for a fair comparison.
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How Much Minimum Wage Changed in Each State
Minimum wage has increased over the years, but by how much depends on where you live.
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Social distancing when we’re back in the office
For Reuters, Sarah Slobin and Feilding Cage imagine life back at the office…
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Not so likely life of The Simpsons
For The Atlantic, Dani Alexis Ryskamp compares the financials of The Simpsons against…
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Historical cost of light
These days, most of us don’t have to do much to turn on…
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Unemployment and Occupation
Unemployment has hit some industries more than others. Here’s how the most recent estimates compare against last year’s.
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Remote work and industry
Some industries are more compatible with remote work than others. Jonathan I. Dingel…