News
NY Times | Hiring and Manufacturing Remain in a Summer Slump
The economy’s spring slump appears to be extending into the summer, according to a series of reports released Thursday.
WSJ | Job Search Stretches Past a Year for Millions
More than one in three of the unemployed workers in several of the largest U.S. states have been out of a job for more than a full year.
Econ Comments
Bloomberg | Baum: Ailing U.S. Economy Seeks Jobs Doc
Since when is it government’s job to create jobs?
Blogs
WSJ: Real Time Economics | Long-Term Unemployment, by State
More than one in three jobless Americans were out of work for at least a year in a handful of U.S. states that appear to be disproportionately caught up in the nation’s long-term unemployment problem.
