News
Bloomberg | Jobless Claims in U.S. Top Forecast
More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery.
CNN Money | Where the jobs are
Especially now, plentiful job opportunities are key to making a great place to live. These 25 counties have experienced the most job growth over the last 10 years.
NY Times | Obama to Press Committee on Jobs
President Obama will deliver a major address soon after Labor Day seeking to pressure a special Congressional committee to propose new measures to promote job creation as well as larger long-term deficit cuts than mandated, aides said Wednesday.
Blogs
WSJ: Real Time Economics | Fed’s Fisher Takes On The Texas Question
On the Texas jobs miracle, Fisher provided data of various sorts, all agreeing that in Fisher’s words, “Texas has accounted for a significant amount of the nation’s employment growth both over the past 20 years and since the recession officially ended.”
Heritage Foundation | Foreign Investment Creates Jobs in the United States
America’s bleak jobs picture would be even worse if not for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the U.S. economy.
