A Picture of the Nation 2023: Labor Markets

The labor market has already completed its recovery from COVID-19, with participation rates for men returning to their pre-pandemic levels, while those of women are once again rising as they have been for decades. Wages are on the rise, but the increase is not uniform, and wages in the high tech sector are both higher and growing at a faster pace than in other sectors of the economy. Even within the high tech industry itself, there are significant wage disparities among different skill levels