Author
Guy Berger
Guy Berger is a macroeconomist specializing in US labor markets. He's passionate about helping small business owners understand what's happening in the job market—sharing all the info they need to manage rent, labor costs, payroll, and other everyday costs.
Guy currently serves as Senior Advisor on Labor Markets at Access/Macro, Workforce Economist in Residence at Guild, and Senior Fellow at the Burning Glass Institute. Previously, he was Principal Economist at LinkedIn, where he created novel economic indicators and developed models linking the macroeconomy to business performance. He's also worked as an economist at Bank of America and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
His work focuses on translating complex labor market data into insights that businesses and workers can actually use. Guy's commentary has been featured frequently in major media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Marketplace, CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, and Axios. He holds a doctorate in economics from Yale University.
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