Sep 06 Watch Employment Report Shows More Jobs, Questionable Quality, Smaller Labor Force Employment Report Shows More Jobs, Questionable Quality, Smaller Labor Force… Continue watching
Sep 06 The Unemployment Numbers as Sham: Where Are the Freelancers? Freelancers, like new members of Freelancers Union, above, are left out of the official employment figures. Photo courtesy of Freelancers Union's Flickr account. Here at the Making Sen$e Business Desk, the first Friday morning of each month is busy. Sure,… Continue reading
Sep 06 The Unemployment Numbers as Sham: Where Are the Freelancers? By Sara Horowitz Freelancers, like new members of Freelancers Union, above, are left out of the official employment figures. Photo courtesy of Freelancers Union's Flickr account. Here at the Making Sen$e Business Desk, the first Friday morning of each month… Continue reading
Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? By Paul Solman Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in my youth; a… Continue reading
Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch What’s Minted in Berkshire County Stays There: Finding Reward in Local Currency What's Minted in Berkshire County Stays There: Finding Reward in Local Currency… Continue watching
Sep 05 The Art of Local Currency: Keeping Small Beautiful By Paul Solman The regional "BerkShare" currency helps support local artists. Watch the full Making Sen$e segment on BerkShares, which aired on the NewsHour Thursday. Photo courtesy of NewsHour In Thursday's Making Sen$e segment, Paul Solman visits Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to explore… Continue reading
Sep 05 The Art of Local Currency: Keeping Small Beautiful By Paul Solman The regional "BerkShare" currency helps support local artists. Watch the full Making Sen$e segment on BerkShares, which aired on the NewsHour Thursday. Photo courtesy of NewsHour. In Thursday's Making Sen$e segment, Paul Solman visits Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to explore… Continue reading
Sep 05 How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart By Paul Solman BerkShares are the local paper currency of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Lauren Fuller Photography. What if you used a different currency to buy a sandwich from your main street deli than you did to make a purchase at… Continue reading
Sep 05 How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart By Paul Solman BerkShares are the local paper currency of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Lauren Fuller Photography. What if you used a different currency to buy a sandwich from your main street deli than you did to make a purchase at… Continue reading