Top Five jobs Employers Are Hiring For Right Now
From today’s CBNC Online: As inflation continues to soar, people are quitting their jobs or entering the labor market in search of higher-paying opportunities. A recent report from Pew Research…
Unemployment and job growth show strong improvement, but coronavirus darkens the outlook
From today’s Los Angeles Times: The U.S. economy added a larger-than-expected 4.8 million jobs in June despite the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, registering solid gains for the second straight month after…
Why a Rotting Green Bay Boardwalk May Help Solve America’s Jobs Crisis
From today’s New York Times: The governor of Pennsylvania wants to hire unemployed workers to help the state track the spread of the coronavirus in the fall. City Council members…
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Federal government is weighing an infrastructure push to create jobs
From today’s New York Times: Fears are growing that the global downturn could be far more punishing and long lasting than initially feared — potentially enduring into next year, and…
Andrew Yang claims, “Yes, Robots Are Stealing Your Job.” So now what?
From today’s New York Times: During the last Democratic debate, in Ohio, there was a moment that stood out. Elizabeth Warren and I got into a debate over the impact…
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Democrats’ Next Big Thing: Government-Guaranteed Jobs
From today’s New York Times: Prominent Democrats — stung by their eroding support from working-class voters but buoyed by the deficit-be-damned approach of ruling Republicans — are embracing a big…
A Strong Jobs Report, Charted
From Oct. 3 NYT “TheUpshot” Blog by Neil Irwin: Remember a month ago, when a crummy August jobs report raised some questions about just how robust the labor market recovery…
Review: Lost Jobs, Missing Workers, and Stagnant Wages
From NYT’s “Business Day” by ALICIA PARLAPIANO, SHAILA DEWAN and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ: In the five years since the United States began its slow climb out of the deepest recession…
Does increasing the minimum wage stifle job creation? Room for Debate
From the New York Times “Room for Debate”: For the past year, fast-food and retail workers have made it clear that lousy pay should not be the cost for cheap…