Martha Gimbel

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Martha Gimbel

Martha Gimbel

Martha Gimbel is the Research Director for the Hiring Lab. Previously she was the Research Director and Senior Economist at the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill, a senior policy advisor to the Secretary of Labor, and an economist at the Council of Economic Advisers focusing on labor market issues. She has an undergraduate degree from Brown University, where she studied classics and economics, and a master's degree from the University of California, San Diego in economics.

State of the Labor Market

May 2019 Jobs Report: One of the Weakest in This Recovery

June 7, 2019 by Martha Gimbel

The US economy added 75,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate was steady at 3.6%.

Jobs Day Preview: Does Weakness in the Goods Sector Spell Trouble for the Economy?

June 3, 2019 by Martha Gimbel

Job growth in industries like manufacturing is slowing, but service industries are still going strong.

State of the Labor Market

How Fast Are Labor Markets Changing Around the World?

May 30, 2019 by Martha Gimbel and Tara Sinclair

The gap between job seeker background and employer needs is shrinking in a tightening labor market

State of the Labor Market

How Moms Are Avoiding the Pay Penalty for Part-Time Work

May 9, 2019 by Martha Gimbel and Nick Bunker

Mothers tend to shun occupations in which part-time workers suffer a large wage penalty compared with full-time workers

Growth in goods-producing sectors slowing

State of the Labor Market

April 2019 Jobs Report: Strong Numbers and Still Room to Grow

Growth in goods-producing sectors slowing

May 3, 2019 by Martha Gimbel

The labor market added 263,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.6%.

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