News
Bloomberg | Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose 10,000 Last Week
Applications for jobless benefits increased 10,000 in the week ended July 16 to 418,000, Labor Department figures showed today.
WSJ | Layoffs Deepen Gloom
Companies are laying off employees at a level not seen in nearly a year, hobbling the job market and intensifying fears about the pace of the economic recovery.
Econ Comments
RCM | Innovative New Ideas for Job Creation
Kauffman data show that immigrants found new companies in America at greater rates than do native-born Americans. So if we allowed more immigrants to enter, and gave green cards to those who created jobs, employment would rise.
MarketWatch | Why we’ll have 10% unemployment soon
Commentary: 3 key sectors show just how weak job market is.
Reports
Heritage Foundation | Proposed Union Rules Harm Workers and Job Creation
Congress should specifically bar the NLRB and the Department of Labor from using any funding to implement these regulations.
