Job Quality Index

FUCKING FINALLY:

"The US Private Sector Job Quality Index (or JQI for short)…a new monthly indicator that aims to track the quality of jobs instead of just the quantity. "

— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) November 21, 2019

"The prevalence of low-quality jobs suggests that there’s still a lot of slack in the labor market—meaning, people could be working more or using their skills more fully than they currently are….."

— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) November 21, 2019

Every giddy announcement of unemployment numbers should contextualized with this number. Full stop.

— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) November 21, 2019