Our researchers at the University of Illinois Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) have developed a comprehensive approach to identify the factors that determine Employment Quality in Illinois (EQ-IL 2.0). It develops ten dimensions, each with sub-components, including both subjective and objective measures.

Following up on EQ-Il 1.0, we use a large survey collected in 2023 of 5,600 employed in Illinois to identify the contribution of a vast array of worker-reported working conditions toward explaining workers’ own ratings of the quality of their employment.
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