A look at how many jobs the economy needs to add before returning to prerecession employment levels.
employment, historical comparisons, jobs, jobs report, June 2011 jobs report, Uncategorized, Unemployment
austerity, jobs, June 2011 jobs report, state and local government, stimulus, Uncategorized, Unemployment
The Cost of Austerity
Cuts by state and local governments have cost the economy about 1 million jobs over the past two years.
employment, jobs, jobs report, June 2011 jobs report, long-term unemployed, Uncategorized, Unemployment
Searching for a Silver Lining
Is there any good news in today’s jobs report?
Economix, financial regulation, jobs, Morgan Keegan, podcast, Robert Frank, Uncategorized, Unemployment, Weekend Business
Podcast: Creating Jobs, and Juggling Them
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
A Targeted Payroll-Tax Cut
Michael Greenstone, an M.I.T. economist, argues for a payroll-tax cut that benefits only those businesses that add employees.
Economix, employment, hiring, job creation tax credit, jobs, public policy, subsidies, taxes, Uncategorized, Unemployment
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.