Oct 02 Did We Really Add 166,000 Jobs? By Simone Pathe Service sector employers added the most jobs in ADP's payroll report released Wednesday. But that report can't take the place of the Bureau of Labor Statistics data we'd get Friday if the government weren't shut down. Photo courtesy of Daniel… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch Bernanke: Fed to delay bond tapering Bernanke: Fed to delay bond tapering… Continue watching
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? 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 03 Watch Labor Secretary Perez: 'Level Playing Field' Needed for American Workers Labor Secretary Perez: 'Level Playing Field' Needed for American Workers… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Can America Fulfill the Demands Made by Those Who Marched on Washington? Can America Fulfill the Demands Made by Those Who Marched on Washington?… Continue watching
Aug 16 'Structural Unemployment?' Why Not Throw Money at the Problem? By Dean Baker Dean Baker defends the cyclical interpretation of unemployment and advocates government spending to create demand for jobs. Photo courtesy of Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Liberal economists Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch July Report Shows Jobs Added but Economic Recovery May Be Slowing Down July Report Shows Jobs Added but Economic Recovery May Be Slowing Down… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Teens Lose Out on Important Summer Jobs as Older Workers Fill Their Spots Teens Lose Out on Important Summer Jobs as Older Workers Fill Their Spots… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Left Behind by the Recovery, Inner City Teens Struggle to Find Jobs Left Behind by the Recovery, Inner City Teens Struggle to Find Jobs… Continue watching