A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the country will add 5.6 million health care and social assistance jobs in the current decade.
Charles Duhigg Responds to Readers on Apple and the iEconomy
A reporter will discuss the challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries, based on a deep look inside the economics of Apple’s manufacturing.
New 11th Circuit FMLA Decision Protects Pre-Eligibility Requests for Post-Eligibility Leave
The 11th Circuit recently held that an employee’s Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) request made before she is eligible for FMLA leave is protected when the requested leave would take place after she beomes FMLA-eligible. Remember, to be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must be employed for at least 12 months and must have […]
Economists Take Solace (but Only a Little) in Jobs Report
Economists said the latest jobs numbers were moderately encouraging, although some of them warned not to get carried away with the results of any single month — especially December.
Under Obama, a Record Decline in Government Jobs
The loss of public sector jobs has been greater in the first three years of the Obama administration than even under Ronald Reagan.
Signs of Hope on Jobs, and Some Caveats
The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department on Friday may offer a decided upturn, but there are reasons to be cautious about the harbingers of that result and the actual jobs created.