Many government employees are paid up to 30 percent more than those in the private sector.

The State of the American Worker 2010 reviews attitudes about jobs and work.

America's version of capitalism has been much more dynamic than Europe's. Why don't Obama and Romney debate that?

Karlyn Bowman releases a new compilation of polling data from major pollsters on attitudes toward work in America.

Poll questions asked by leading survey organizations show small changes in job satisfaction over the past quarter-century.

The American economy is experiencing a crisis in long-term unemployment that has enormous human and economic costs.

Many public workers are overpaid relative to their private sector counterparts, especially in large, unionized states such as Wisconsin, Ohio and California. This may sound like a controversial claim, but it shouldn't. A consensus is building about the need for reform.

Are global corporations cleaning up their supply chains? The debate over the abysmally low wages paid to workers in emerging economies illustrates the difficulty. There are two conflicting narratives, both tied to China.