Mar 13 Watch Crunching the costs and benefits of overtime pay reform By PBS News Hour President Obama has directed the Labor Department to update overtime pay rules for an estimated 5 million workers, but some business owners and Republicans are worried about economic effects for employers. Hari Sreenivasan gets debate on the overtime bump from… Continue watching
Mar 12 The secret to improving health and productivity at work By Simone Pathe Staying physically active in the office is good for your health and your employer's insurance premiums. But new research suggests working out while you work is also good for your office productivity. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch News Wrap: U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs despite February’s harsh winter weather By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 07 Why economists take out their own trash before the monthly jobs report By Karen Kosanovich, Julie Hatch Maxfield On "jobs Friday," Making Sense speaks with two Bureau of Labor Statistics economists about what it's like to prepare one of the most closely-watched, and guarded, economic indicators in America. Continue reading
Mar 07 A welcome 175K jobs, but long-term unemployment here to stay By Simone Pathe The economy added 175,000 jobs last month, a relief after anemic growth earlier this winter. But 3.85 million Americans have been unemployed for over 27 weeks. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Why obsessing over economic indicators may hinder economic improvement By PBS News Hour The monthly jobs report is big news on the first Friday of every month, swaying the financial markets and prompting immediate analysis. But should these numbers matter so much? A new book, “The Leading Indicators,” argues we overvalue data like… Continue watching
Mar 06 How counting the unemployed started as a progressive reform By Zachary Karabell Economists and the media use the monthly jobs numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to take the pulse of our economy. But the collection of that data actually grew out of a progressive reform movement to asses the plight… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Does the president’s budget present solutions for closing the economic gap? By PBS News Hour President Obama’s 2015 budget proposal includes new spending for preschool, job training and public works and would expand the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-wage workers. Judy Woodruff talks to Robert Greenstein from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch How should the U.S. improve opportunity for young men of color? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 The Affordable Care Act: Not jobs destroyed, but jobs opened By Suzanne Gallagher Much has been made of the Affordable Care Act's effects on workers, many of whom may now quit their jobs or work less because they can obtain health care outside of work. But their choice to work less could also… Continue reading