News
USA TODAY | Texas bucks national unemployment trend
From June 2009 to June 2011 the state added 262,000 jobs, or half the USA's 524,000 payroll gains, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Econ Comments
Politico | Importance of skilled immigrants
...today the United States faces a skills gap in our economy. Investments in education are critical to addressing this. But so, too, is thoughtful reform of U.S. immigration laws.
WSJ | The Latest Job Killer From the EPA
The agency's ozone rule will be the most expensive in history—and isn't required by law.
Blogs
WSJ | Jobs Woes Make U.S. Labor Market Look More European
As of 2009, the researchers said the gap between labor participation rates in the U.S. and Europe has moved to a relatively modest 1.7%. The difference had already fallen to just under 5% on the eve of the financial crisis.
