Drawing on Glassdoor employee sentiment and workplace review data, Glassdoor Chief Economist Daniel Zhao examined how recent workplace shifts have reshaped worker priorities, confidence and job security.

Research Fellow Christian Lundblad discussed a surprising jobs number and a complicated time for the Fed, as the possibility of an oil-driven increase in the inflation rate looms over future interest rate decisions.

Kenan Institute Chief Economist Gerald Cohen discusses an unexpected decline in jobs and potential economic effects of artificial intelligence and the Middle East conflict in our March briefing.

Research Director Camelia Kuhnen gave her analysis of the morning’s new employment numbers and the US economic picture at the institute's February briefing.

Chief Economist Gerald Cohen saw reason for concern in the December employment numbers and previewed his Five Economic Trends for 2026 piece. He also answered questions on productivity growth and reductions in the federal workforce.

With government economic data reports only beginning to resume, institute Research Fellow Greg Brown looked at a variety of available indicators pointing in different directions and the theory that “the economy is actually pretty strong.”

With the government shut down, there was no new employment report to analyze for our October briefing, but institute Research Fellow Greg Brown ran through his “U.S. Economy Scoreboard,” examining available economic indicators.

Research Fellow Christian Lundblad saw more "muckiness" than clarity as he analyzed fresh employment numbers in addition to several other date drops from the week leading up to the institute's August briefing.

Research Economist Sarah Dickerson shared news of healthy jobs numbers from June and looked at the effects of a decrease in foreign-born workers on new home construction.

In the institute's June briefing, Chief Economist Gerald Cohen reviewed the morning’s employment report for May and examined a number of economic indices for potential effects from recent policy changes.