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Insecurity on the labor market

Andrew E. Clark


There is a common feeling that life has become more insecure over time. I here consider this proposition with respect to the labor market. I first discuss how labor-market insecurity might be measured, and then its potential consequences for individuals. To answer the question of ?What Happened,? I then review a number of pieces of evidence regarding developments in the labor market, and perhaps surprisingly find no consistent support for the proposition that the labor market has become significantly more insecure.


1 December 2024


Review of Income and Wealth 70(4) , pp.914-933, 2024


DOI: 10.1111/roiw.12664

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/roiw.12664

This Journal article is published under the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.