News
Bloomberg | Job Openings in U.S. Fell in July to Lowest in Six Months
Job openings in the U.S. fell in July to the lowest level in six months, signaling uneven progress in employment.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Washington Times | Big Labor smackdown
Labor unions are skilled labor at driving up costs. They use their cozy connections with politicians to legislate schemes giving government agencies no choice but to pay inflated union prices for certain types of projects through “project labor agreements.” Those agreements may not be around much longer if a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision handed down Friday holds.
Blogs
WSJ | Unemployment Drops in Developed Countries
The rate of unemployment across 34 developed economies fell in July for the second month this year, and to its lowest level since September 2012, another indication that five years after the start of the financial crisis, rich economies are slowly mending.
WSJ | Job Creation Troubles Among Small Business to Be Lingering Problem
Continuing job creation problems at small businesses are likely to create lingering issues for the broader job market over the next few years, an economist working for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco argues in a new paper.
