‘What’s Next for the US Labor Market?’ with Dr. Jed Kolko, Chief Economist, Indeed Hiring Lab Date: Thursday, April 15 Time: 12pm to 1pm EST As the pace of vaccinations is in a race with the new variants, uncertainty shrouds the US job market. Jed Kolko, Chief Economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab, will provide insights into how the job market may evolve over the next stage of the pandemic. With a unique view into the data around how companies and employees are approaching the labor market, Dr. Kolko will speak to how recent developments will shape the near future for employment. REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Registration will remain open until 11am, Thursday, April 15, 2021. You should receive a confirmation email after registering but the link to the webinar will come in a separate email on the morning of the event.  If you do not receive a confirmation email or the event link by 11am the day of the event, please contact the NEC for that or any other questions at manager@national-economists.org. About our speaker: Dr. Jed Kolko is Chief Economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab. Previously he was Chief Economist and VP of Analytics at Trulia, the online real estate marketplace. He has also led research teams at the Public Policy Institute of California and at Forrester Research. Jed specializes in using large-scale proprietary and publicly available datasets to uncover insights about labor markets, the future of work, demographics, housing markets, and urban trends. He earned his B.A. in social studies and his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University. (Read more here.)