Labor Markets Publications
China Center Publications
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China Center Chart of the Week: China’s demographic shift has “officially” begun – at least according to the NBS definition
March 2013 | China Center Publications
This chart shows the breakdown of the Chinese population by age group. In January, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that the country’s working age population (ages 15 to 59) shrank for the first time in 2012.
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China Center Chart of the Week: Rising unit labor costs underscore the imperative for economic transition
December 2012 | China Center Publications
This chart shows China’s unit labor cost – the average cost of labor per unit of output (ULC) – as a percent of the United States’ ULC. Growth in a country’s ULC is a key measure of its competitiveness.
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China Center Chart of the Week: Consumption is the most important driver of labor demand
December 2012 | China Center Publications
This chart explores overall labor demand (i.e. both direct and indirect) generated by household consumption, government consumption, investment, and exports in China.
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China’s 12th Five-Year Plan – Implications for Human Capital
April 2012 | China Center Publications
China’s 12th Five Year Plan emphasizes the “human factor” in economic development more than any previous FYP. This China Center report distills out the plan’s implications for human capital practitioners and executives concerned about HC issues in China.
Council Perspectives
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A Leadership Prescription for the Future of Quality
May 2009 | Council Perspectives
This report, created by The Conference Board Quality Council, looks at the future role of quality throughout the enterprise.
Economics Program Working Paper Series
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Projecting Global Growth
November 2012 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by Vivian Chen, Ben Cheng, Gad Levanon, Ataman Ozyildirim and Bart van Ark
November 2012 - EPWP #12 – 02 -
Constructing a Data Set on Labour Composition Change
December 2011 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by Boele Bonthuis
December 2011 - EPWP #11 – 04 -
U.S. Workers Are Delaying Retirement: Who and Why, and Implications for Businesses
September 2011 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by Gad Levanon and Ben Cheng, September 2011. - EPWP #11 – 02
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Rising Wages: Has China Lost Its Global Labor Advantage?
March 2009 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by Dennis Tao Yang, Vivian Chen, Ryan Monarch, March 2009. - EPWP #09 – 03
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Immigration and Labor Force Trends
December 2008 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by B. Lindsay Lowell, December 2008. - EPWP #08 - 09
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Manufacturing In China Today: Employment And Labor Compensation
November 2007 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by Judith Banister, November 2007. - EPWP #07 – 01
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Employment Effects of the 'New Economy' A Comparison of the European Union and the United States
March 2003 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by Bart van Ark, Robert Inklaar, Robert H. McGuckin, and Marcel P. Timmer, March 2003. - EPWP #03 - 02
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Workforce Diversity and Productivity: An Analysis of Employer-Employee Match Data
April 2001 | Economics Program Working Paper Series
by Linda Barrington and Kenneth R. Troske, April 2001. - EPWP #01 - 02
Executive Action Report
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Globalization Revisited: Who Will Get the New Wave of Knowledge Process Jobs?
April 2013 | Executive Action Report
Offshoring is no longer the best or the only answer for management of knowledge process jobs, and many companies are investigating nearshore and onshore alternatives as the global competition for knowledge jobs intensifies.
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Riding the Reform Innovation Wave: Implications for Health Care Organizations and Their CHROs
March 2013 | Executive Action Report
As the health care sector undergoes enormous transformational change in all aspects of operations, chief human resources officers must embrace the change and communicate it to their workforce, as they make up more than half the sector's expenditures.
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Trapped on the Worker Treadmill?
January 2013 | Executive Action Report
Why more U.S. workers than ever before are planning to delay retirement
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Addressing the Talent Shortage in China and India: Leveraging Women in the Workforce
January 2013 | Executive Action Report
The dearth of high-skilled workers is a human capital challenge in India and China, where women are largely underutilized in the workforce. Leveraging women in these labor markets is essential to resolve this shortage and promote economic growth.
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Human Capital Challenges in Asia-Pacific, 2012–2013: Leadership Development and Succession Planning for the Global Leader
June 2012 | Executive Action Report
A closer look at the strategies effective companies use for leadership development and succession planning.
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Fostering Retirement and Financial Security in an Era of Individual Responsibility
May 2012 | Executive Action Report
Individuals must assume more responsibility for the adequate funding of their retirement years. Enlightened companies are providing their employees with tools to help.
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Feeling the Pain: Wage Growth in the United States during and after the Great Recession
April 2012 | Executive Action Report
This report analyzes the impact of the Great Recession on wage growth in the United States from several perspectives, and describes the different effects on the earnings of various demographic groups.
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Recession Aftermath: What the Delayed Retirement of Mature Workers Means for Business
March 2012 | Executive Action Report
Fallout from the recession of 2008-2009 has accelerated the trend toward delayed retirement in the United States, making it critical for organizations to manage their maturing workforces actively.
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A Perfect Storm: Europe’s Looming Pension Crisis
January 2012 | Executive Action Report
Europe’s pension crisis stems from three trends: benefits that are no longer supported by employee contributions, the recent recession, and Europe’s aging population.
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Europe’s Great Labor Market Divide
December 2011 | Executive Action Report
The gulf between the haves and the have nots in Europe will likely continue to put stress on the future of European unity and trigger even more intense debate about the future of the Euro Area itself.
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CEO Challenge Reflections: On the Record with Fred Keller
November 2011 | Executive Action Report
As a follow-up to The Conference Board CEO Challenge™ 2011: Fueling Business Growth with Innovation and Talent and The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2011: Mid-Markets, Fred Keller—CEO of Mich.-based Cascade Engineering—shares his thoughts on the issues.
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Human Capital in Asia-Pacific, 2011-2013
October 2011 | Executive Action Report
Rapid growth in the Asia-Pacific region means that companies there are facing challenges in leadership development, talent acquisition, and retention.
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U.S. Workers Delaying Retirement:
What Businesses Can Learn from the Trends of Who, Where, and Why
May 2011 | Executive Action Report
U.S. workers have been working longer and retiring later since the mid-1990s, but the Great Recession has put even greater pressure on workers to stay on the job.
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Where Are the Jobs?
May 2011 | Executive Action Report
Twenty-one months into the recovery, the U.S. economy has failed to add any jobs despite economic growth.
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Under Pressure
The Widening Wage Gap between China's Haves and Have-Nots
November 2010 | Executive Action Report
Will soaring wages and protesting workers eventually erode one of China's most prominent global economic advantages—its low labor costs?
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Labor Market Transitions: from Recession to Recovery
March 2010 | Executive Action Report
This report explores the factors in a recovery that drive the employment level and the unemployment rate. It offers an analysis of where the U.S. labor market stands and where it may be headed.
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EU Labor Productivity and Employment Improve in 2004—but U.S. Still Leads
January 2005 | Executive Action Report
Productivity and employment growth accelerated in the European Union, but the United States improved at about double the EU-25 growth rates. Will Europe be able to maintain and improve upon these results to reach global prosperity?
Periodical
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Conference Board Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 2, No. 3, 2012
December 2012 | Periodical
This periodical publication offers an expert perspective on the implications of current economic conditions on the labor market, with specific focus on the United States, Europe, and emerging markets.
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Board Asia Newsletter
September 2012 | Periodical
Quarter Three 2012
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Conference Board® Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 2, No. 2
July 2012 | Periodical
This issue includes an overview of the main economic and labor market conditions in the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as several special topics.
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Board Asia Newsletter
July 2012 | Periodical
Quarter Two 2012
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Conference Board® Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 2, No. 1
January 2012 | Periodical
This periodical publication offers an expert perspective on the implications of current economic conditions on the labor market, with specific focus on the United States, Europe, and emerging markets.
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Conference Board® Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 1, No. 1
October 2011 | Periodical
This periodical publication offers an expert perspective on the implications of current economic conditions on the labor market, with specific focus on the United States, Europe, and emerging markets.
Research Report
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Fast Track: Accelerating the Leadership Development of High Potentials in Asia
June 2013 | Research Report
In most Asian markets, a combination of demographics, education, and hyperinvestment means that companies across the continent are struggling to fill their management ranks.
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Managing the Total Workforce: Bringing Contingent Labor inside the Strategic Workforce Planning Tent
April 2013 | Research Report
Few companies have a robust method for determining the right mix of employees and contingent workers. Creating a total workforce management framework gives companies a holistic understanding of how they use talent and helps them evaluate future options.
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Reading the Tea Leaves: The Impact of China's Twelfth Five-Year Plan on Human Capital Challenges
November 2012 | Research Report
This report highlights the major human capital aspects of China’s Twelfth Five Year Plan that are expected to have the greatest impact on business.
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State of Human Capital 2012: False Summit
October 2012 | Research Report
This report is the result of a joint research effort by The Conference Board and McKinsey & Company to highlight the most significant challenges facing human capital executives.
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U.S. Salary Increase Budgets for 2013
June 2012 | Research Report
Based on a sample of 316 companies, the latest edition of The Conference Board survey of U.S. salary increase budgets reveals a median increase of 3.00 percent, just like last year.
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Performance 2011: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
June 2011 | Research Report
This report takes a detailed look at the drivers of output growth, comparing the contributions of labor productivity and employment across years and across more than 100 countries.
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U.S. Salary Increase Budgets for 2010
August 2009 | Research Report
Salary increase budgets were hit hard in 2009. The good news for 2010 — budgets are projected to be higher. The bad news — the forecasted increase, at 3 percent, is the lowest in 25 years.
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Why All the Uncertainty, Fear and Doubt? Are Mergers and Acquisitions Bad for Workers?
June 2001 | Research Report
This study examines the effects of ownership changes on employment, wages, and plant closing for the entire U.S. manufacturing sector for the period 1977-1987.
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Are Poor Nations Closing the Gap in Living Standards?: Perspectives on a Global Economy
January 2000 | Research Report
This report addresses GDP growth as well as alternative measures of living standards in order to take up the question of whether globalization's benefits have spread worldwide.
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Euro-What Impact Will It Have on European Labor Markets: Perspectives on a Global Economy
February 1999 | Research Report
Work participation has fallen in Europe - will the Euro put more pressure on European workers? This study discusses the answer.
The Conference Board Review
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Men Not at Work: Q&A with Hanna Rosin
October 2012 | The Conference Board Review
The modern economy is better suited to women, says Hanna Rosin, and men have so far been unable or unwilling to adjust.