Moody’s economists add a splash of cold water to some of the numbers that have emerged in recent days.
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The Global Arbitrage of Online Work
A global market for online work lets good workers in bad places snatch business from better-performing environments, Quentin Hardy writes on Bits.
Portraits of a Moderate Economy
Several recent interviews help capture the essence of economic reports that indicate an improving consumer outlook but some hesitation among businesses about increasing their spending.
Jobs Outlook Remains Tepid
Moody’s Analytics continues to forecast that job growth in August will be faster than it was in the spring, but still in a range that points to a close election.
A Give-and-Take on Jobs
The latest figures on jobs and unemployment have led to adjustments in The Times’s weekly election-year jobs tracker.
A Downward Trend, and Maybe a Nail-Biter
The recent jobs reports, and Moody’s projections, continue to suggest that this presidential election will remain close.
‘Soft Patch’ on Jobs, With Election on Horizon
This week’s job-creation projections from Moody’s Analytics continue to point to a close presidential election, and come with indications of midyear weakness.
G.O.P. Assails Obama Over Jobs
Republicans quickly seized on the disappointing May numbers as fresh evidence of what they say are President Obama’s “job-killing” policies.
Weak U.S. Hiring in May
The United States economy gained a net 69,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department said Friday, a showing that reflected mounting fears of a global slowdown.
Reaction to May Jobs Report, in Tweets
What do the May jobs figure say to you about the state of the economy?