Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, hosts this month's Workers by the Numbers Blogcast. Watch to her in conversation with Harry Holzer, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University, and Aaron Sojourner, Senior Researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for September 2023. This conversation was aired live on the homepage of the blog at 8:45 AM ET on Friday, August 4—just 15 minutes after the release of the report.
Alicia Modestino is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics, as well as the Research Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. She previously served as Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Harry Holzer is the John LaFarge Jr. SJ Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings, and an Institute Fellow at the American Institute for Research in Washington, DC.
Aaron Sojourner is a labor economist and senior researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment research. He has served as a Senior Economist for labor at the White House's Council of Economic Advisors.
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