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.
Hour by Hour, a Measure of Economic Stress
The decline in production workers’ hours makes clear the depth of the economic downturn.
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.
Economix, employment, jobs, jobs report, Labor, May 2011 jobs report, podcast, trading paradox, Uncategorized, Weekend Business
Podcast: Job Woes, Pet Boom and Annuity Puzzle
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
College, education, higher education, inequality, jobs, jobs report, May 2011 jobs report, Uncategorized, Unemployment, wages
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.
College, Economix, education, higher education, inequality, jobs, jobs report, May 2011 jobs report, Uncategorized, wages
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.