Month: September 2021

Laura Dresser, associate director of COWS at UW-Madison, is skeptical of claims that characterize enhanced unemployment as a disincentive. Dresser pointed out that the San Francisco Federal Reserve study also found only a small fraction of workers receiving …

Laura Dresser, associate director of COWS, blamed public policies for the decline. Dresser pointed out that in neighboring Minnesota, union density was actually higher than the national average, sitting at 15.8%, according to the U.S. …

“Since the collapse, the question has been ‘when will we get back to normal?’” Laura Dresser, COWS associate director, said in a statement. “But ‘normal’ for low-wage workers has long been unsustainable, leaving too many …

Laura Dresser, a labor economist and Associate Director of COWS at UW-Madison, explains its 2021 State of Working Wisconsin report and how jobs and wagers are changing on the Friday, September 3, 2021 broadcast of …

“I think we all need to be thinking about how the Wisconsin economy is going to face labor market tightness just on a pure demographic basis, and how we move to a quality level of …

The annual State of Working Wisconsin report from COWS found the state’s median wage rose from $17.48 per hour in 1979 to $20.24 per hour in 2020, with “strong wage growth” in the past two …

“It’s adding jobs unevenly, but more-or-less on a pretty consistent upswing,” said Laura Dresser, associate director of COWS. “I think people can see this in their communities … Many restaurants are working shorter hours, or …