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Monday, April 2, 2012

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Market Watch | U.S. job growth seen tapering off slightly
Picture this: Job creation is on the upswing, consumers are spending freely and executives are more confident about their business. Things are looking up.
CNN Money | Jobless rates fall in 29 states
Unemployment fell in 29 states in February and rose in only eight, the government reported Friday, in another sign of broad improvement in the U.S. labor market.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Reason | Job Killers
Politicians say they “create jobs.” In fact, only the private sector generates the information needed to create real, productive jobs.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Library of Economics | Ed Glaeser on Job Creation
In 2009, the latest year for which we have data, new businesses created 2.33 million jobs, while older businesses destroyed, on net, more than 7 million jobs.