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Michael Farren on C-SPAN's Washington Journal - COVID Unemployment Benefits (Part 5)
Michael Farren of the Mercatus Center and Judy Conti of the National Employement Law Project discuss the April jobs report and
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The Jobs Picture Is More Complex Than It Seems
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Facts, Myths and Misunderstandings in the January Jobs Report
Media headlines have mourned the latest economic trends in the January jobs report, released Feb. 5 by the Bureau of Labor
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This Winter’s Pandemic Gloom Could End with a Springtime Economic Boom
The November jobs report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Dec. 4, shows that job growth abruptly slowed, and
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Back to Work?
It’s a difficult time to be the president-elect. The national labor market has 10 million fewer jobs than it did in February
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The Economic Recovery Is a Slowing Swoosh
The September jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Oct. 2 shows that the economic recovery continues
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The Economic Bottleneck is Upon Us
In biology, abrupt environmental changes can create evolutionary bottlenecks that force species to adapt or die. This dynamic
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Employment Bounces Back in a Big Way
The labor market once again outperformed economists’ best expectations, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reporting on
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Latest Jobs Numbers are a Ray of Sunshine in Winter, But There are Still Clouds on the Economic Horizon
While net job growth reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was slightly lower than anticipated, the U.S. labor
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Smooth Economic Sailing Hits Headwinds
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that businesses only created 75,000 new jobs in May, a far cry from April’s boisterous
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Springtime Surge in Jobs Growth
Overview The average monthly job growth in the first four months of 2019 (205,000 per month) has been equivalent to the average
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Good Times Keep Rolling with March Job Report
The good times kept rolling in the labor market after hitting a slight speedbump last month. 196,000 new jobs were added to the
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Is the Sky Falling?
The January jobs report startled labor market watchers with employment growth around 50 percent higher than expected (and now
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Groundhog Day Jobs Report: Economy Fails to See the Shadow of Government Shutdown
The longest government shutdown in history had the expected effect on last month’s jobs numbers: the number of workers on
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What's Bigger Than an Economic Boom?
Today's jobs report will be a surprise to many Americans and economists, not because concerns about the effect of trade barriers
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Labor Market Shrugs Off Hurricanes: Jobs Grow While Wages Rise
The big news from this month’s jobs report is the surprisingly strong employment growth in the face of two major hurricanes
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Time Machine Economics: Unemployment Rate Drops to 49 Year Low
The United States’ second-longest economic expansion and the longest period of consecutive job growth continued its roll last
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When Good Economic News Becomes Boring
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the August national jobs statistics this morning, continuing a long trend in
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A Few Observations from Today’s Employment and Trade Reports
After the release of the monthly employment and trade reports, Daniel Griswold took some time to sift through the highlights
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The Economy is Strong and Firing on All Cylinders
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the July national jobs statistics this morning, showing a labor market that
