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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Market Watch | Second-quarter U.S. productivity falls 0.3%
The productivity of U.S. businesses fell in the second quarter, the government said Tuesday, while first-quarter figures were revised lower to show a decline as labor costs accelerated.

Econ Comments                                                                                                             
AEI | Can Washington Find Jobs?
The slight uptick in employment numbers should not be seen as an up-to-date predictor of future growth; it could represent firms' out-dated optimism about an economic recovery.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
AEI: American | How Do Jobs Numbers Work?
Here’s a rough guide to the numbers everyone is talking about.