Job Growth Isn't Just a Women's Issue
Mitt Romney has noted that women's jobs account for 92.3 percent of the net job loss since President Obama took office. But as a picture of the recession and its aftermath, that number is misleading.
View ArticleStructural Unemployment and Good Jobs
Inadequate demand -- rather than mismatches between job requirements and skills -- is the major reason for the elevated unemployment rate, an economist writes. But even as the jobless rate declines,...
View ArticleHow Fast Will States Recover Peak Employment?
A forecasting firm says that all but eight states will regain their prerecession job levels by 2015.
View ArticleThe Asymmetric Recovery
An economist explores several theories about why the labor market recovery has been so asymmetric in terms of hours and employment.
View ArticleAmerica's Hidden Austerity Program
Why is the recovery from the most recent recession different? Local government employment has fallen by 3 percent from its peak, and is still falling, two economists note.
View ArticleWhere Wealth Declined Most (and an Income Riddle)
The Fed's latest figures on wealth show the middle class sustaining the biggest decline since the housing boom ended. And they show an odd finding on a group whose income rose.
View ArticleIs This Really the Worst Economic Recovery Since the Depression?
Not technically, but it's still unusually bad. That especially stings because rarely is a sharp recession followed by a lackluster recovery.
View ArticleWriting Off Poor Children
Investing public funds in early childhood education not only is a proven investment but also is the moral thing to do, an economist writes.
View ArticleThe Trade-Off Between Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction
The extremely slow recovery from the recession would be dealt a deadly blow if a rigid austerity plan was imposed on government spending, an economist writes.
View ArticleThe S.E.C. at a Turning Point
Neil Barofsky's track record and unimpeachable integrity make him the ideal choice to oversee enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, an economist writes.
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