News
National Journal | Bad Omen? Discouraged Workers Stay on Sidelines Even as Hiring Picks Up
Since November, the unemployment rate has plunged a full percentage point to about 8.8 percent. That sounds like good news, because the decline in official joblessness was faster than forecasters had been expecting.
WSJ | OECD: Unemployment May Linger
The risk that unemployment levels remain at current levels after the financial crisis is a major concern, including in the U.S., the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said in a report Wednesday.
Econ Comments
RCM | California Dreamin' About Texas Jobs
A group of California legislators recently made headlines when they traveled to Texas to learn why the Lone Star State has lately been generating the kind of job growth that the Golden State was once known for, and even luring many companies that once made California their home.
