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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Cantor: Obama’s Jobs Bill Is Dead
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said definitively on Monday that President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill will not be brought to the floor as a package, despite repeated calls from the White House to move on his legislation.

Econ Comments                                                                                                             
WSJ | Sarbox and Immigration Reform for Jobs
The National Federation for American Policy says that for every H-1B worker requested, U.S. technology companies hire five workers.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Political Calculations | How Many People Are Employed by Small Businesses?
The SBA considers 500 employees to be the dividing line between small business and big business, but really, it varies by industry - it can be 500, 750, or even 1000 depending upon what business we're talking about.