News
Politico | Barbara Boxer pushes $10 minimum wage
Sen. Barbara Boxer thinks minimum wage should be raised to be about $10 an hour to help close the ever-growing gap between the working poor and the rich and to promote a healthy nation.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Real Clear Markets | How Far Are We From Full Employment?
The economy has expanded in all but one calendar quarter since the recovery began. Unfortunately, progress in pushing down the unemployment rate and improving worker compensation has been modest.
Blogs
WSJ | A Good Omen For Jobless Rate
Consumers think the labor market is improving this month and that could move the Federal Reserve closer to tapering its bond-buying program.
WSJ | Stuck Working Part-Time? Blame the Economy
More than four years after the recession ended, nearly a fifth of American workers are part-timers, well above normal levels. More than 8 million people are working part-time because they can’t find full-time jobs. That’s given rise to fears of deep, structural shifts in the U.S. labor market due to technology, globalization or perhaps the new health care law, which will require companies to provide health insurance to full-time employees.
