The Working Show

A brief overview of The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Sources: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/termination/plantclosings https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:29%20section:2101%20edition:prelim) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-20/chapter-V/part-639 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/layoffs/warn https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/eta/warn/faqs.asp

An analysis of the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report. Report published by the Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI). https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/ https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

Job Postings on Indeed, as aggregated and visualized on the FRED site. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release?rid=476

A review of the Challenger, Gray, and Christmas job layoff announcement report, published monthly. Home page: https://www.challengergray.com May 2026 Report: https://www.challengergray.com/blog/challenger-report-may-job-cuts-rise-16-from-april-highest-may-total-since-2020/ PDF Version: https://www.challengergray.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Challenger-Report-May-2026.pdf Release Calendar: https:...

A look at the ADP National Employment Report and Pay Insights Report.

A summary of federal labor market statistics and their indications.

A brief overview of the US Labor Market, including basic theories, headline data, and sources.

Pilot episode, describing the book Getting Laid off in America and future content.