On whether business experience translates to knowing how to guide a country’s economic policy, especially when it comes to jobs.
Category: employment
Consumer Spending: The Chicken or the Egg
Do job losses cause consumer slumps? Or vice-versa?
Media Culpa? Coverage of Jobs vs. Deficit
Readers write to argue that news organizations are responsible for politicians’ inattention to the unemployment issue.
Comparing Recessions and Recoveries: Job Changes
A look at how many jobs the economy needs to add before returning to prerecession employment levels.
Searching for a Silver Lining
Is there any good news in today’s jobs report?
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.
Labor Demand Gets Softer
Job openings were down in April and the number of unemployed for every job opening rose, a Labor Department survey reports.
Podcast: Job Woes, Pet Boom and Annuity Puzzle
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
In the Jobs Report, One Big Question
Has job growth slowed, as many economists now fear?
Four Workers for Every Job Opening
The job market still isn’t good, but at least it’s on its way back.