Econ Comments & Analysis
Investors | Obama's Green Jobs Promise Carries A High Cost
Energy: Wasn't Barack Obama supposed to be our first green president? After all, it was candidate Obama who promised his administration would create 5 million alternative energy jobs. Maybe he meant in-the-red jobs.
Washington Times | The ripple effect of high unemployment
America’s abnormally extended period of high unemployment threatens to generate ever-widening circles of pain throughout the U.S. economy. Despite last month’s drop, the current period’s high unemployment is unprecedented, impacting individuals and the nation’s economy and budget in ways that had not been anticipated. These circles not only threaten to ripple out as never before, but to reinforce each other as well.
Blogs
WSJ | Decline in Labor Force Participation Could Be Reversed
The sharp, long running decline in the number of Americans interested and able to work stands a chance of reversing over coming years as long as the economy can continue to grow.
