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RAND's research on labor markets analyzes employment trends, workforce dynamics, and the effects of economic, technological, and policy changes on workers and employers. Studies provide evidence-based insights to inform policies that promote job growth, address skills gaps, improve job quality, and enhance labor market resilience.

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Oct 1, 2025

Identifying Pathways to Good Jobs

RAND research explores how education, training, and credentials impact access to stable, well-paying jobs, identifying effective pathways and barriers for diverse workers seeking meaningful employment.
Oct 1, 2025

Preparing the Workforce of the Future

RAND researchers study the effects of AI and new technologies on jobs and training, providing research and insights to help workers, educators, and employers navigate risks and opportunities in a changing labor market.
Oct 1, 2025

Workforce Development

Workforce development faces challenges from shifting employer needs, rising college costs, and rapid technological change. RAND research offers insights and recommendations to help learners, policymakers, and advocates build accessible pathways to good jobs and stable careers.
Research

Sep 30, 2025

The Economic Impacts of Menopause in the United States

This analysis highlights productivity losses associated with menopause symptoms for working women in the United States. The report emphasizes the need for targeted workplace policies and interventions to mitigate these economic losses.
Sep 23, 2025

RAND Social and Economic Rethink, Volume 1

RAND researchers examine the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and how policymakers can account for rapid AI development and adoption.
Data Viz

Sep 23, 2025

The Future of Artificial Intelligence Policy Is the Future of Competing Demands

This visualization summarizes research by the RAND Social and Economic Policy Rethink Initiative on the benefits, challenges, and policy stakes of the increasingly widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies.
Research

Sep 16, 2025

Evaluation of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in community drug and alcohol treatment services

This study evaluates the implementation and delivery of Individual Placement and Support in drug and alcohol treatment services in England, focusing on identifying barriers and enablers of effective delivery as IPS approaches full national coverage.
Expert Insights

Aug 25, 2025

Macroeconomic Implications of Artificial Intelligence

The authors explore the dual macroeconomic effects of AI — the promise of enhanced productivity gains that could elevate incomes, and the potential for substantial labor displacement, particularly in sectors with high risk of automation from AI.
Commentary

Aug 8, 2025

Leading States Offer a Roadmap to Jobs of the Future

It's hard to plan for jobs of the future that promise to be vastly different. But the future is rapidly approaching in advanced manufacturing. How can state governments, education and training organizations, and employers start to collaborate now to create these new jobs?
Podcast

Jun 18, 2025

Duration 47:26

How Will AI Reshape Work?

What do we really know about AI's potential impacts on the workforce? And how might workers, employers, and policymakers prepare for such disruptions?
Podcast

May 15, 2025

Duration 32:56

Military Recruitment Is on the Rise. Now What?

RAND's Beth Asch, a renowned expert on military personnel economics and defense manpower, breaks down the recruiting crisis the U.S. military has faced in recent years, why enlistment numbers rebounded last year, and what the service branches should focus on to ensure a capable force for the future.
Article

Apr 23, 2025

Apprentices Needed: Construction Shortages Threaten American Growth

U.S. plans for new factories, new tech hubs—even new homes—are about to crash into one very inconvenient fact. Not enough people work in construction to turn those plans into actual, hammer-and-nail reality. Not even close.

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