News
FOX News | Unemployment rates rise in most states as more Americans look for work; 37 states gain jobs
Unemployment rates rose in 28 U.S. states last month, partly because more Americans started looking for work and not all of them found jobs.
Econ Comments & Analysis
NY Post | BLS number is BS
Keith Hall believes the US economy is a lot sicker than the 7.6 percent unemployment rate would lead you to believe. And he should know.
Washington Times | The coming employment retrenchment
The White House and its liberal allies in the news media have launched an all-out campaign to peddle Obamacare to an understandably doubting public.
Blogs
WSJ | Western States Lead In Job Creation
Of the 10 states with the fastest employment growth over the past year, nine are west of the Mississippi.
Library of Economics | Four Big Facts About Hiring and IQ
Though data is spotty, 10-30% of large U.S. employers freely admit that they use cognitive ability tests to make hiring decisions.
NY Times | Labor Force Participation Is Not Coming Back
Lots of people lost jobs during the Great Recession. In the aftermath, the great surprise has been how few are looking for new jobs.
