What do the May jobs figure say to you about the state of the economy?
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As Men Turn to ‘Pink Collar’ Jobs, Training Is a Hurdle
Since 2000, men have increasingly entered occupations dominated by women, but with the onset of the recession they did so particularly in jobs with lower training requirements.
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.
Where Manufacturing Is Gaining
A Brookings Institution report finds a surprising resurgence of factory jobs in the Midwest and suggests what state and local governments can do to foster domestic manufacturing.
Unemployment, Beyond the Rate
By a broad measure of unemployment, including discouraged and underemployed workers, 23 million Americans are looking for jobs.
Structural Unemployment and Good Jobs
Inadequate demand — rather than mismatches between job requirements and skills — is the major reason for the elevated unemployment rate, an economist writes. But even as the jobless rate declines, skill requirements for good jobs will continue to rise.
The Declining Role of Start-Ups
Business leaders and politicians often laud the United States for its entrepreneurial culture, but start-up activity has been falling since the 1980s, a new report shows.
Job Growth Isn’t Just a Women’s Issue
Mitt Romney has noted that women’s jobs account for 92.3 percent of the net job loss since President Obama took office. But as a picture of the recession and its aftermath, that number is misleading.
Jobs Report Preview
The latest snapshot of the job market will be out Friday morning, and economists are expecting steady growth, if not exactly gangbusters.
America’s Fossil-Fuels Jobs Boom
As rising global demand drives up oil prices, employment in industries based on oil and gas extraction has grown sharply in the United States.