Making Sen$e May 04 Income inequality begins at birth and these are the stats that prove it We need to look beyond the ugly surface manifestations of young black men being shot in the back and consider the deeper socioeconomic plight of this demographic in this country in 2015. The truth of the matter is that people… By John Komlos
Nation Mar 05 America can be a full-employment economy once again How close will February's unemployment rate come to "full employment"? Not close enough, argues economist John Komlos, who believes the right to life implies a right to a job. Komlos is the author of “What Every Economics Student Needs to… By John Komlos
Economy Feb 04 Watch What Clues Does ‘Strange’ Unemployment Report Hold? January unemployment numbers sent mixed signals for economic recovery. The jobless rate dipped to 9 percent, but a survey of businesses found only a net gain of 36,000 jobs last month. Jeffrey Brown assesses those numbers with New York Times…
Economy Feb 04 A Disjointed Jobs Report and U-7, Month Two Today's unemployment data are a muddle. The two surveys - of individuals and of employers - seem to say very different things. Unemployment dropped - to 9 percent, according to the "household survey." Three cheers. But the "payroll survey" reports… By Elizabeth Shell
Jun 05 Job Losses Slow, but Unemployment Hits 9.4% By Admin, PBS News Hour Unemployment jumped to a 25-year high in May, according to new Labor Department numbers, but the rate of job losses slowed with 345,000 jobs lost last month, down from 504,000 in April. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Unemployment, Underemployment Reading Tops 14% The Labor Department's release of new unemployment numbers Friday had analysts comparing the job market in the current recession to the jobless rate in 1982. New York Times reporter David Leonhardt draws parallels from the past and assesses the current… Continue watching