March’s unemployment numbers were mediocre enough to be open to any number of interpretations. Republicans see evidence that the President’s policies have taken us off track. Obama just called it another bump in the road. Here are two reasons to despair and two reasons to celebrate about the latest data
labor participation rate
Reactions to Tomorrow’s Employment Report, Today
Each month the Government and private organizations release dozens of statistics that help market participants and policy makers judge the health of the economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistic’s monthly Employment Situation Report …
The Unemployment Paradox: Why the Conventional Wisdom About Job Seekers Is Wrong
Yesterday, I read an interesting report from Barclays Capital debunking a piece of conventional economic wisdom.
American labor force participation — that is, the percentage of working-age persons who are employed or are …