The Workweek: Dec. 14, 2016

This week’s Workweek picks include a story from Bloomberg View that argues men should take jobs in traditionally female occupations because many of the fastest-growing job sectors like education and health services are largely female, while manufacturing is largely male and losing jobs. Research review by VOXEU found that political resistance to migration within and into Europe could hurt Europe economically. This story from Bloomberg found that fewer real estate listings still mention a home office than in the past even though the valuable tax deduction still exists.

The best nugget? A new study by the Equality of Opportunity Project finds that just half of people born in the 1980s are richer at age 30 than their parents were at that age, while people born in earlier decades were much more likely to out-earn their own parents. This decline in economic mobility is partly due to slower overall economic growth but primarily due to rising inequality. The drop in mobility has been steepest for the middle class and in the Midwest.

The Workweek is a weekly roundup written mostly by Indeed.com’s chief economist Jed Kolko that highlights the latest research, news, and perspectives around the labor market. In addition to working with Indeed, Jed also pulled together all the research and data for the Shift Commission.