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 Save the date: Gender and wages conference Join us Sept 17 and 18 for an in-person conference with authors featured in a forthcoming Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society special issue examining reasons for gender wage gaps around the world and policy responses to them. Read More Right Arrow We’re hiring The Labor Center and California Policy Lab are seeking qualified candidates for key research roles. Apply Today Right Arrow Over two million more Californians projected to lack health insurance by 2030 Labor Center researchers project that 4.6 million Californians under age 65—an increase of 2.2 million—will be uninsured by 2030 as a result of federal and state policy decisions. Read More Right Arrow Quick Links Publications Student Opportunities Faculty Resources Press Releases Newsletter Signup Visiting Scholars Program
