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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Jobs: 'Steady as she goes' hiring
Hiring continued at a modest pace last month, a report on private sector jobs showed Thursday.
Bloomberg | Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline More Than Forecast
Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, indicating the labor market is improving.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
NBER | The Phillips Curve is Alive and Well: Inflation and the NAIRU During the Slow Recovery
The Phillips Curve (hereafter PC) is widely viewed as dead, destined to the mortuary scrapyard of discarded economic ideas.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Small Businesses Not Adding Workers Like They Used to
It’s well known that job growth has been lacking in this recovery. One reason for the disappointment is that small businesses aren’t adding workers like they used to.