News
WSJ | U.S. Firms Expand Hiring Overseas
U.S.-based multinational companies increased their work forces at home by 0.1% in 2010 while expanding overseas employment by 1.5%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
Bloomberg | More Americans Than Forecast Filed Weekly Jobless Claims
More Americans than forecast filed claims for jobless benefits and sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly dropped, indicating the almost three-year-old economic expansion may be moderating.
CNN Money | Where have all the women's jobs gone?
The "mancession" has morphed into the "hecovery," leaving women workers largely in the dust. The share of adult women who are employed is lower than it was two years ago, while men have seen an upturn.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Washington Times | Real jobs come from real people
Politicians claim they create jobs. But no, they can’t. Government rarely creates real jobs. Private individuals do that, people like Mark Cuban.
