IRLE Reports

Parent: Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

eScholarship stats: History by Item for May through August, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-08	2026-07	2026-06	2026-05
83w7256b	Nail Files California: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Their Industry	832	357	201	157	117
1vn389nh	Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America's Cities	612	233	143	113	123
9kj023cj	Nail Files: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Industry in the United States	509	127	89	166	127
8k93v2v5	High Stakes: The State of the California Cannabis Workforce	471	197	112	76	86
6nr3254k	Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing	436	154	68	99	115
5jt7n9gx	Wage Theft and Workplace Violations in Los Angeles: The Failure of Employment and Labor Law for Low-wage Workers	429	97	68	73	191
6dk7n11b	Overcooked & Underserved: The Challenges of Koreatown's Restaurant Workers	407	110	54	76	167
5q09h352	Analysis of High Volume For-Hire Vehicle Data for New York City. Selected Months, 2019–2022	342	190	48	56	48
6bm118ss	Leaves That Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California	336	117	82	66	71
9ww5f5gg	Profile of Janitorial Workers in California	316	80	66	76	94
0b73b6f0	Examining The Evidence: The Impact of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance on Workers and Businesses	311	121	31	82	77
7jr863sw	Reopening During COVID-19: The Experience of Nail Salon Workers and Owners in California	302	67	83	63	89
1kg9f7tb	Automation and the Future of Dockwork at the San Pedro Bay Port Complex	295	120	39	67	69
8670w180	Taken for a Ride: Poverty and Food Insecurity Among Workers at Universal Studios Hollywood	288	89	60	72	67
4g29653x	Los Angeles Rising: A City that Works for Everyone	267	73	33	58	103
3xb1v2dn	Resource Accessibility Across the University of California Campuses Through Undocumented Students’ Experiences	264	76	37	60	91
2350r8n1	Unlocking Potential: The Inland Empire Black Worker Center’s Transformative IE Works Program	259	57	44	68	90
3h60d754	Worker Ownership, COVID-19, and the Future of the Gig Economy	247	66	40	53	88
70b6t85q	A Survey of Nail Salon Workers and Owners in California During Covid-19	245	46	51	71	77
4bt5s9qd	Advantaging Communities: Co-Benefits and Community Engagement in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund	243	53	40	60	90
2h373831	"Your Liberation is Linked to Ours"  International Labor Solidarity Campaigns	241	54	37	61	89
7xn741zz	Hour Crisis: Unstable Schedules in the Los Angeles Retail Sector	240	109	56	28	47
274122qv	California's Future is Clocked in: The Experience of Young Workers	236	47	30	84	75
60z2r78j	I am a #YOUNGWORKER	235	73	30	52	80
4qg631b6	Hollow Victories: The Crisis in Collecting Unpaid Wages for California's Workers	205	95	15	34	61
55f107vf	Ridesharing or Ridestealing? Changes in Taxi Ridership and Revenue in Los Angeles 2009-2014	192	34	45	49	64
3060d4z3	From Undocumented to DACAmented: Impacts of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program	174	54	37	34	49
3fj8v9fv	Health Impact Assessment of the Proposed Los Angeles Wage Theft Ordinance	171	26	17	68	60
4f48040t	Informal Worker Organizing as a Strategy for Improving Subcontracted Work in the Textile and Apparel Industries of Brazil, South Africa, India and China	170	58	32	21	59
1h37087f	Essential Stories: Black Worker COVID-19 Economic Health Impact Survey	165	22	27	61	55
7bc5h4x5	After the Bell: A Portrait of High School Workers in California	164	83	23	20	38
41q3d7z9	The Transformation of Work: Challenges and Strategies - The Precarious Work in Construction in Guatemala and Costa Rica	162	81	25	12	44
910451g7	Unseen Costs: The Experiences of Workersand Learners in Los Angeles County	161	23	31	45	62
3x33p6wv	Union Values and LGBTQ+ Worker Experiences: A Survey of UFCW Workers in the United States and Canada	158	44	40	22	52
99w6b4kd	The “California Package” of Immigrant Integration and the Evolving Nature of State Citizenship	153	30	10	24	89
23h0r12q	The Economic Impacts of Long-Term Immigration Detention in Southern California	151	44	17	33	57
3z14x2t5	Exploring Targeted Hire:  An Assessment of Best Practices in the Construction Industry	149	36	20	32	61
6kt522jr	The "California Package" of Immigrant Integration and the Evolving Nature of State Citizenship	144	61	17	17	49
1pb1w5hs	Wal-Mart’s Limited Growth in Urban Retail Markets: The Cost of Low Labor Investment	141	46	20	22	53
05f6g6s7	Building a Culture of Cross-border Solidarity	139	33	9	29	68
1b90248m	Back to the "New Normal": Workers and Learners Navigate Campus and Workpace Reopening	138	20	18	38	62
0zj455z5	Can I Ever Retire? The Plight of Migrant Filipino Elderly Caregivers in Los Angeles	137	54	15	22	46
6057r999	The Fast-Food Industry and COVID-19 in Los Angeles	137	24	13	35	65
4j08v8ns	Student Balancing Act: Worker and Learner Experiences in Los Angeles’ Community Colleges	133	39	40	31	23
4w6112md	More Than a Gig: A Survey of Ride-hailing Drivers in Los Angeles	128	53	16	35	24
0qh4h6jw	Economic and Production Impacts of the 2009 California Film and Television Tax Credit	125	40	17	18	50
13v21984	Lives & Livelihoods: California’s Private Homecare Industry in Crisis	125	61	18	27	19
74g7f55z	Profile of Domestic Workers in California	124	44	23	18	39
01j7p2wd	Undocumented and Uninsured Part 5: Prescription for a Healthy California	121	24	16	18	63
9ng752h3	Fast-Food Frontline: COVID-19 and Working Conditions in Los Angeles	119	43	18	24	34

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