Economic Research

Labor market analysis from Instawork

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Latest insights

Will the surge of spending on services repeat in 2023?

This weekly insight from Instawork Economic Research analyzes early data to see whether last spring's surge of spending on services will repeat itself.

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The shift really is working for baseball towns

This weekly insight from Instawork Economic Research shows how the fortunes of baseball teams on the field affected staffing off the field.

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The labor markets with the biggest Spring Break boosts

This weekly insight from Instawork Economic Research measures the effects of Spring Break on shift volumes and pay in tourist destinations.

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Flagship reports

State of the Flexible Workforce, 2022

This report sheds light on the fastest-growing segment of the American workforce. The data detail the diversity, quality, and motivations of these hourly workers.

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State of Hospitality, January 2022

Results and analysis from Instawork's survey of hospitality businesses in partnership with the International Catering Association

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State of Warehouse Labor, March 2022

Results and analysis from Instawork's survey of logistics businesses in partnership with Logistics Management magazine

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Regular Briefings

Monthly Labor Market Report

Instawork's monthly summary of trends in pay, demographics, and demand for flexible work, published before the Employment Situation release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Business costs of compensation

Instawork's briefings on business costs, published before the Employment Cost Index and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation releases from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Methodology

Pay Signal Index

Technical explanation of Instawork's exclusive time series on overall trends in pay for in-person hourly work

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Questions?

Please contact the Economic Research team at press@instawork.com

Meet the Chief Economist

Daniel Altman PhD

Dan leads Instawork's Economic Research Division and is an expert on local labor markets, especially for in-person hourly work. After completing his doctorate in economics at Harvard, he wrote commentary on the staffs of The New York Times and The Economist, served as an economic advisor in the British government, taught on the faculty of New York University's Stern School of Business, and was the first head of strategy at Kaplan-Levien Sports Group and the first director of thought leadership at Dalberg. Dan is a frequent speaker and writer on the labor market and the economy at large.