Vocational training at community colleges can help workers who have lost what were once steady blue-collar jobs requiring only a high school diploma.
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Media Culpa? Coverage of Jobs vs. Deficit
Readers write to argue that news organizations are responsible for politicians’ inattention to the unemployment issue.
The Concentrated Pain of Job Loss
In 1982, when the unemployment rate was similar to the rate in recent years, the share of people who experienced any spell of unemployment was much higher.
Podcast: Jobs, Greece, Japan and Mutual Funds
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
Comparing Recessions and Recoveries: Job Changes
A look at how many jobs the economy needs to add before returning to prerecession employment levels.
The Cost of Austerity
Cuts by state and local governments have cost the economy about 1 million jobs over the past two years.
Searching for a Silver Lining
Is there any good news in today’s jobs report?
Podcast: Creating Jobs, and Juggling Them
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
A Targeted Payroll-Tax Cut
Michael Greenstone, an M.I.T. economist, argues for a payroll-tax cut that benefits only those businesses that add employees.
Making Hiring Cheaper
In the past week, there has been some buzz about creating some similar tax incentives that would subsidize labor, such as allowing employers to forgo paying their share of payroll taxes for any net new hires.