The Workweek: Nov. 17, 2016

The Workweek post this week is a round-up of interesting data surrounding the election. The picks include a FiveThirtyEight article that identifies the most daunting economic and labor market challenges that the new administration will have to face in the next four years — jobs and wages, slow productivity growth, declining dynamism, low economic mobility and mistrust of government. And a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that immigrants in the United States hold a disproportionate share of jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations, but that they also earn more than native-born workers in the same occupations and are more likely to obtain a patent.

The most interesting insight — Indeed’s Chief Economist Jed Kolko takes a close look at the election’s results in a FiveThirtyEight byline and finds that Trump beat Clinton in counties with the most “routine” jobs — those in manufacturing, sales, clerical work and related occupations that are easier to automate or send offshore.

The Workweek is a weekly roundup written on Indeed.com mainly by 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.