Institute for Research on Labor and Employment IRLE is an interdisciplinary institute at the University of California, Berkeley that connects world-class research with policy to improve workers’ lives, communities, and society. Read More Right Arrow News and Featured Research Underpaid, Undervalued, and Essential: The Security Guard Workforce in the United States A new Labor Center report profiles the security guard workforce and shows why improving job quality in this sector is a matter both of economic justice and of public safety. Read More Right Arrow Visiting Scholar Seminars We’re thrilled to welcome a new cohort of visitor scholars from universities around the world. Every Wednesday at noon, join us for research presentations and lively discussions featuring both our visiting scholars and Berkeley scholars. Learn More Right Arrow Can’t Compete With Free: How Transitional Kindergarten Has Destabilized California’s Child Care Sector A new CSCCE policy brief examines how child care centers and family child care (FCC) providers are responding to the rapid loss of enrollment of four-and five-year-olds (most TK children turn five during the school year). Read More Right Arrow Quick Links Publications Student Opportunities Faculty Resources Press Releases Newsletter Signup Visiting Scholars Program
