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Luke Pardue

Luke Pardue was an Economist at Gusto, researching how public policies help small businesses and their workers thrive. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, where he studied the effects of government programs on disadvantaged populations’ housing and labor market outcomes.

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SMB Pay and Job Trends in 2023
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State Auto-IRA Mandates Boost 401(k) Adoption, With Largest Gains Among Lower-Income Workers
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Entrepreneurship Among Military Veterans in 2023
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October 2023 Gusto Monthly Pay and Hiring Insights
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September 2023 Gusto Monthly Pay and Hiring Insights
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The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs
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August 2023 Gusto SMB Insights: Has the Hiring Slowdown Hit an End?
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Opportunity Amid Industry Transformation: New Research on How Accounting Firms Are Evolving
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July 2023 Gusto SMB Insights: A ‘Soft Landing’ For SMBs in Sight
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Southern and Western Cities Lead Entrepreneurship in 2022
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Working Hours Drop as Temperatures Rise Nationwide
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The Latest Tipping Trends in the SMB Economy
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June 2023 SMB Hiring Insights: Hiring Softens While Layoffs Do Not Budge
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Gusto Teen Hiring Report: Strong Hiring & Stronger Pay in 2023
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May 2023: Gusto Monthly Pay and Hiring Insights
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Job Growth Cools for New College Graduates in 2023, but Opportunities Remain
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April 2023: Pay for New Hires Falls While Layoffs Stay Low
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New data shows many small business payrolls exceed the FDIC deposit insurance limits
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March 2023: Gusto Monthly Pay and Hiring Insights
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Survey: Inflation Driving New Business Creation in 2022 As Entrepreneurship Continues to Surge
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The 10 Most Pandemic-Resilient Cities for Small and Medium Businesses
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Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Small Businesses: An Economist’s Reading List
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Gusto’s Economic Data Tracker, February 2023: Personal Services Lead the Way
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The Top 5 Industries Driving SMB Growth
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Gusto’s Economic Data Roundup, January 2023: A Surprisingly Resilient Jobs Market
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Census Bureau Data Confirms Surge in 2022 New Business Applications
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Employment Trends in December 2022: Insights from Gusto’s Economic Data Tracker
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Four Trends Reshaping the SMB Economic Outlook for 2023
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Veteran-Owned New Businesses Doubled In 2021 & Are Growing in 2022
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One Secret to Retaining Top Talent? Offering Retirement Benefits
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Seasonal Employment In Retail Slows From 2020 And 2021 Levels
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Assessing the Economic Toll of Hurricane Ian
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September 2022 Gusto Employment Report
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Closing the Guidance Gap: New research on advice business owners need–and how much more they’d pay accountants for it
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Summer 2022 Labor Market Lookback
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Three Key Insights from Gusto’s Economic Trends Tracker: July 2022
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Introducing Gusto’s Economic Data Tracker
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Survey: Entrepreneurs Seizing New Business Opportunities Amid the Great Resignation
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Teen Hiring Spiked in April as the Labor Shortage Continues
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A Real-Time Look at ‘The Great Renegotiation’: The Benefits of Employee Benefits
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A Real-Time Look at ‘The Great Resignation:’ February 2022
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A Real-Time Look at ‘The Great Resignation:’ January 2022
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How Protecting Workers’ Health and Wealth Can Help Business Owners Combat the Great Resignation
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A Real-Time Look at ‘The Great Resignation’: December 2021
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Hot-Wiring the Recovery: Expanding Broadband Access Will Create a Faster, More Equitable Post-Pandemic Economy
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A Real-Time Look at The ‘Great Resignation’: November 2021
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A Real-Time Look at The ‘Great Resignation’
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The Guidance Gap: New Research Reveals Businesses Need Advice on People Operations
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The Gender Pay Gap Narrowed in 2020, But For the Wrong Reasons: Findings from Payroll Microdata
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Public Health is Small Business Health: COVID-19 and the Small Business Recovery in Summer 2021
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Hiring Trends as Enhanced Unemployment Insurance Benefits Expire: Evidence from High-Frequency Small Business Data
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Re-opening for Business: the Tools, Tech and Policies Women Need to Succeed
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Small Businesses Face a New Challenge: Hiring Workers
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New Business Creation During COVID-19: A Survey of Pandemic Entrepreneurs
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Teen Summer Employment Prospects in the COVID Economy
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Class of 2021 Job Prospects in the COVID Economy
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Providing for those Who Provide: A Report on Breadwinning Women Business Owners & their Critical Role in the Economic Recovery
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Who Started Businesses During the Pandemic? A Survey of Women Starting Businesses During COVID
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How the Pandemic’s Childcare Crisis Impacted Women-owned Businesses and Altered their Future
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Recovery Gap: Jobs Permanently Shifting from Cities to Suburbs in COVID Economy
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What’s Holding Back PPP 2.0? A Survey of Small Businesses
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Small Business Workforce Trends in California, December ’20 and January ‘21
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The COVID Pandemic is Pushing Small Business Workers Deeper Into Debt—Here’s How To Help Change That
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Small Business Workforce Trends in California, November ’20
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Policy Brief: Small Business Employment as PPP Requirements Expire
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How School Closures Have Widened the Divide Between Men- and Women-Owned Businesses in the Quarantine Economy
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Impact Winter: Analyzing the Potential Effects of Cold Weather in the Quarantine Economy
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