News
WSJ | Unemployment Claims Rise
The number of U.S. workers filing applications for jobless benefits rose last week, though the overall trend suggests the labor market has improved slightly since early this summer.
Econ Comments & Analysis
WSJ | How Ethanol Causes Joblessness
Our indefatigable friend Bob Dinneen—the ethanol lobby's old reliable—is back with a nearby letter, and as always we're more than happy to give him his say. But just as the Renewable Fuels Association president never lets any claim about his industry slip by unchallenged, a word or two is in order about his line that ethanol lowers gas prices.
Blogs
WSJ | Ongoing Jobless Claims Plummet as Program Ends in 34 States
A federal unemployment program that provided weekly benefits to more than 1 million Americans less than two years ago has virtually disappeared as the last eligible state, Idaho, came off the rolls last week.
