The job market has not improved much if at all over the past six months. There’s some chance it may be just starting to improve, yet it’s hard to be very optimistic.
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Leonhardt and Norris on the Jobs Report
Two Times columnists, David Leonhardt and Floyd Norris, continue a discussion of the economy and examine today’s jobs report.
Norris and Leonhardt on Jobs
Two Times columnists — Floyd Norris and David Leonhardt — talk about the state of the economy and the job market.
Big-Business Deadbeats
The chief executive of an investment firm argues that small businesses are struggling partly because their big-business customers aren’t paying their bills on time. The executive names some big companies that he says are using this practice.
The Jobs They Are A-Changin’
A large fraction of the formerly jobless who have found new work have had to switch careers, a new study finds.
Explaining the Statistics on Temporary Hires
Debating the numbers used to support an article on temporary employment.
Are Job Subsidies in Your State Working?
A new report helps provide some answers on whether your state is getting the best bang for the buck on job subsidies given to corporations.
Comparing Recoveries: Job Changes
The job market is no longer making progress, and it still has a huge deficit to make up.
Are Attractive People More Employable?
It depends whether they’re male or female, according to a new working paper.
Older Job-Seekers More Willing to Take a Pay Cut
According to a new survey of the unemployed, 77 percent of older workers said they’d be willing to take a pay cut, whereas just 64 percent of their younger peers would do so.