The Federal Reserve is the only plausible source of significant government action to bolster the economy in the foreseeable future. Will it decide to take action?
Category: Unemployment
The Spring Slowdown Has Arrived
When the jobs market weakened in March and April, economists could tell a sensible story about why the weakening wasn’t as severe as it looked. But you can’t tell that story anymore. For the third straight year, the economy has fallen into a spring slump.
Weak U.S. Hiring in May
The United States economy gained a net 69,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department said Friday, a showing that reflected mounting fears of a global slowdown.
Reaction to May Jobs Report, in Tweets
What do the May jobs figure say to you about the state of the economy?
For Voters, It’s the Job-Growth Trend That Counts
Presidential elections turn more closely on whether job creation is accelerating or decelerating than on the unemployment number itself. This week’s tracker continues to suggest that the economy should be a modest help to President Obama.
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.
Jobs and the Election: A Weekly Tracker
To track the economy, The Times is creating a weekly report on the predicted path of job growth and the unemployment rate between now and the election.
What Would Improve Job Prospects for Young Workers?
No one wants to see millions of young people sitting idle. So what can be done?
Unemployment, Beyond the Rate
By a broad measure of unemployment, including discouraged and underemployed workers, 23 million Americans are looking for jobs.
Getting Better, Slowly
The jobs report may not be as bad as it appears. Taking revisions from past months into account, it appears the job market continues to improve, but slowly.