A chemistry professor argues that humanities degrees may be more important for tomorrow’s job market than is generally believed.
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New White House Forecast on Jobless
Advisers to President Obama now project that the economy will create two million jobs this year, reducing the unemployment rate to about 8 percent by year’s end.
Comparing Recessions and Recoveries: Job Changes
A look at how far the United States economy has to go before it fully recovers from the Great Recession.
Wow. But Is the Number Real?
This is a recovery led by the private sector. And while seasonal adjustments may have made January look better than it really was, job growth appears strong.
What’s at Stake in Friday’s Jobs Report
The economic pie is growing, but the share going to American workers is at an all-time low. Friday’s jobs report will help determine whether American workers will finally start getting a bigger cut.
United States of Health Care
A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the country will add 5.6 million health care and social assistance jobs in the current decade.
Charles Duhigg Responds to Readers on Apple and the iEconomy
A reporter will discuss the challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries, based on a deep look inside the economics of Apple’s manufacturing.
Economists Take Solace (but Only a Little) in Jobs Report
Economists said the latest jobs numbers were moderately encouraging, although some of them warned not to get carried away with the results of any single month — especially December.
Signs of Hope on Jobs, and Some Caveats
The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department on Friday may offer a decided upturn, but there are reasons to be cautious about the harbingers of that result and the actual jobs created.
Want a Job? Go to College, and Don’t Major in Architecture
A look at typical unemployment rates and earnings for new graduates, sorted by what they studied in college.