Apr 09 Mind the Gap: Why Adding 120,000 Jobs Isn’t Good News After three months of 200,000-plus jobs gains, the employment situation for March was worse than expected: a mere 120,000 new jobs added. While the government estimated an unemployment rate of 8.2 percent -- down from 8.3 percent… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch The Unemployment Paradox: Why Job Seekers, Employers Aren’t Connecting The Unemployment Paradox: Why Job Seekers, Employers Aren't Connecting… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Weaker U.S. Jobs Report Prompts More Questions Over Size of Labor Force Weaker U.S. Jobs Report Prompts More Questions Over Size of Labor Force… Continue watching
Apr 06 Unemployment Rate Dips to 8.2% as 120,000 New Jobs Are Added in March A job seeker holds a job application during the San Francisco Hirevent job fair last month. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The online headlines sum up the just-released March unemployment numbers: "Job Growth Loses Steam," announced the Wall… Continue reading
Apr 06 Unemployment Rate Dips to 8.2% as 120,000 New Jobs Are Added in March A job seeker holds a job application during the San Francisco Hirevent job fair last month. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The online headlines sum up the just-released March unemployment numbers: "Job Growth Loses Steam," announced the Wall… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch JOBS Act: Debating the Benefits for Startups, Risks for Investors JOBS Act: Debating the Benefits for Startups, Risks for Investors… Continue watching
Apr 05 A ‘Bubble’ Media Diet: The Daily Show, M*A*S*H and the PBS NewsHour? Jon Stewart interviews Adm. Mike Mullen during a 2010 "Daily Show" taping. Public domain photo via the U.S. Navy In Tuesday's post, which featured viewer emails responding to Charles Murray's bubble quiz, we published one from a… Continue reading
Apr 05 A ‘Bubble’ Media Diet: The Daily Show, M*A*S*H and the PBS NewsHour? Jon Stewart interviews Adm. Mike Mullen during a 2010 "Daily Show" taping. Public domain photo via the U.S. Navy In Tuesday's post, which featured viewer emails responding to Charles Murray's bubble quiz, we published one… Continue reading
Apr 04 Are Strategic Defaults the Housing Crisis’ Culprit? Creative commons image courtesy of flickr user truliavisuals. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Name: Tuba Gokcek Question: Strategic defaults… Continue reading
Apr 04 Are Strategic Defaults the Housing Crisis’ Culprit? Creative commons image courtesy of flickr user truliavisuals. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Name: Tuba Gokcek Question: Strategic defaults… Continue reading