IRLE Reports

Parent: Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

eScholarship stats: History by Item for June through September, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-09	2026-08	2026-07	2026-06
83w7256b	Nail Files California: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Their Industry	1,032	317	357	201	157
1vn389nh	Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America's Cities	669	180	233	143	113
8k93v2v5	High Stakes: The State of the California Cannabis Workforce	527	142	197	112	76
9kj023cj	Nail Files: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Industry in the United States	511	129	127	89	166
5q09h352	Analysis of High Volume For-Hire Vehicle Data for New York City. Selected Months, 2019–2022	484	190	190	48	56
6nr3254k	Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing	471	150	154	68	99
6dk7n11b	Overcooked & Underserved: The Challenges of Koreatown's Restaurant Workers	374	134	110	54	76
6bm118ss	Leaves That Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California	343	78	117	82	66
0b73b6f0	Examining The Evidence: The Impact of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance on Workers and Businesses	337	103	121	31	82
8670w180	Taken for a Ride: Poverty and Food Insecurity Among Workers at Universal Studios Hollywood	315	94	89	60	72
1kg9f7tb	Automation and the Future of Dockwork at the San Pedro Bay Port Complex	312	86	120	39	67
5jt7n9gx	Wage Theft and Workplace Violations in Los Angeles: The Failure of Employment and Labor Law for Low-wage Workers	312	74	97	68	73
9ww5f5gg	Profile of Janitorial Workers in California	296	74	80	66	76
7xn741zz	Hour Crisis: Unstable Schedules in the Los Angeles Retail Sector	286	93	109	56	28
7jr863sw	Reopening During COVID-19: The Experience of Nail Salon Workers and Owners in California	259	46	67	83	63
60z2r78j	I am a #YOUNGWORKER	245	90	73	30	52
7bc5h4x5	After the Bell: A Portrait of High School Workers in California	228	102	83	23	20
2350r8n1	Unlocking Potential: The Inland Empire Black Worker Center’s Transformative IE Works Program	227	58	57	44	68
3xb1v2dn	Resource Accessibility Across the University of California Campuses Through Undocumented Students’ Experiences	226	53	76	37	60
274122qv	California's Future is Clocked in: The Experience of Young Workers	219	58	47	30	84
3h60d754	Worker Ownership, COVID-19, and the Future of the Gig Economy	218	59	66	40	53
4g29653x	Los Angeles Rising: A City that Works for Everyone	212	48	73	33	58
4qg631b6	Hollow Victories: The Crisis in Collecting Unpaid Wages for California's Workers	210	66	95	15	34
9kw1z99x	Remapping Realities: Navigating School and Work Commitments, Financial Pressures and Well-Being	206	111	63	12	20
70b6t85q	A Survey of Nail Salon Workers and Owners in California During Covid-19	205	37	46	51	71
4bt5s9qd	Advantaging Communities: Co-Benefits and Community Engagement in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund	203	50	53	40	60
2h373831	"Your Liberation is Linked to Ours"  International Labor Solidarity Campaigns	201	49	54	37	61
41q3d7z9	The Transformation of Work: Challenges and Strategies - The Precarious Work in Construction in Guatemala and Costa Rica	176	58	81	25	12
4f48040t	Informal Worker Organizing as a Strategy for Improving Subcontracted Work in the Textile and Apparel Industries of Brazil, South Africa, India and China	173	62	58	32	21
3060d4z3	From Undocumented to DACAmented: Impacts of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program	166	41	54	37	34
3x33p6wv	Union Values and LGBTQ+ Worker Experiences: A Survey of UFCW Workers in the United States and Canada	166	60	44	40	22
13v21984	Lives & Livelihoods: California’s Private Homecare Industry in Crisis	152	46	61	18	27
4w6112md	More Than a Gig: A Survey of Ride-hailing Drivers in Los Angeles	152	48	53	16	35
55f107vf	Ridesharing or Ridestealing? Changes in Taxi Ridership and Revenue in Los Angeles 2009-2014	151	23	34	45	49
3fj8v9fv	Health Impact Assessment of the Proposed Los Angeles Wage Theft Ordinance	150	39	26	17	68
1pb1w5hs	Wal-Mart’s Limited Growth in Urban Retail Markets: The Cost of Low Labor Investment	144	56	46	20	22
9ng752h3	Fast-Food Frontline: COVID-19 and Working Conditions in Los Angeles	140	55	43	18	24
0zj455z5	Can I Ever Retire? The Plight of Migrant Filipino Elderly Caregivers in Los Angeles	137	46	54	15	22
1h37087f	Essential Stories: Black Worker COVID-19 Economic Health Impact Survey	137	27	22	27	61
4j08v8ns	Student Balancing Act: Worker and Learner Experiences in Los Angeles’ Community Colleges	137	27	39	40	31
23h0r12q	The Economic Impacts of Long-Term Immigration Detention in Southern California	130	36	44	17	33
9h3482v4	Surviving While Studying: 2023 Workers and Learners Research	129	56	34	14	25
910451g7	Unseen Costs: The Experiences of Workersand Learners in Los Angeles County	127	28	23	31	45
6kt522jr	The "California Package" of Immigrant Integration and the Evolving Nature of State Citizenship	122	27	61	17	17
3z14x2t5	Exploring Targeted Hire:  An Assessment of Best Practices in the Construction Industry	120	32	36	20	32
74g7f55z	Profile of Domestic Workers in California	118	33	44	23	18
5mf540hc	The Development of Sectoral Worker Center Networks	116	63	25	16	12
0qh4h6jw	Economic and Production Impacts of the 2009 California Film and Television Tax Credit	110	35	40	17	18
99w6b4kd	The “California Package” of Immigrant Integration and the Evolving Nature of State Citizenship	105	41	30	10	24
05f6g6s7	Building a Culture of Cross-border Solidarity	103	32	33	9	29

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