A conversation with Paul Osterman, co-author of “Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone,” who argues that it is good and needed public policy to foster not only more jobs but decent ones.
Category: wages
Where the Job Growth Is: At the Low End
A report finds that the jobs lost in the recession were largely in the middle tier of wages, but most of the jobs created in the recovery have been low-wage positions.
Have German Wages Really Risen?
Not much in the last eight or nine years, but the German labor market has still outperformed the American labor market over this period. How? Jobs.
The Return of the Blue-Collar Downturn
For much of 2010, the slumping economy was affecting white-collar, highly educated workers almost as much as it was affecting less educated and blue-collar workers. That’s no longer the case.
The Return of the Blue-Collar Downturn
For much of 2010, the slumping economy was affecting white-collar, highly educated workers almost as much as it was affecting less educated and blue-collar workers. That’s no longer the case.
Once Again: Is College Worth It?
Despite their poor employment prospects, recent graduates say “yes.”
5 Questions About Friday’s Jobs Report
The jobs report for April, to be released on Friday, will shed light on whether job growth, like economic growth, has slowed.
Podcast: Jobs, Wages and Middle-Class Costs
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
The Recovery Is Losing Steam
Private-sector job growth has slowed. The workweek also shrank in June, and wages fell.
A Good Report, With Two Dark Linings
Job growth and wages picked up. The workweek lengthened. But much of the strength came from Census hiring — and the economy remains a long way from being healthy.