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Worker Voices: Shifting Perspectives and Expectations

Worker Voices provides a unique view into how job seekers and workers without a four-year degree navigated the labor market during the COVID-19 pandemic and through the recovery — and how it changed what they expect from a job.

Capturing the full picture of the labor market means looking beyond the numbers to consider the experiences of everyday workers and job seekers. Worker Voices provides a unique view into how job seekers and workers without a four-year degree navigated the labor market at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and through the recovery — and how it changed what they expect from a job. Learning about these workers’ firsthand experiences can provide depth and breadth to our collective understanding of economic conditions and labor market dynamics.

Read the executive summary and report on the Fed Communities website.

The views expressed in this report are those of the author(s) and are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Suggested Citation

Miller, Sarah, Merissa Piazza, Ashley Putnam, and Kristen Broady. 2023. “Worker Voices: Shifting Perspectives and Expectations.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Community Development Reports.