The safety-net programs in the federal stimulus that helped fight the recession came at a cost of weakening incentives to work or hire, an economist writes.
Category: politics
Our Dis-Integrated Economy
Outsourcing continues to grow and hampers job creation in the United States, an economist writes.
A Modestly Strong Batch of New Data
The Times’s weekly tracker suggests that job growth this month may be slightly stronger than forecast a week ago.
C.E.O. of the U.S.A., Part 2
On whether business experience translates to knowing how to guide a country’s economic policy, especially when it comes to jobs.
Media Culpa? Coverage of Jobs vs. Deficit
Readers write to argue that news organizations are responsible for politicians’ inattention to the unemployment issue.