News
CNN Money | Private sector hiring strongest in a year
Here's something to be merry about this holiday season: Private sector employers added 215,000 jobs in November.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Real Clear Markets | Minimum Wage Boosters Don't Know Basic Economics
On Thursday the Service Employees International Union is organizing strikes at 100 restaurants throughout America. Last Monday, in his New York Times column, Princeton professor Paul Krugman reiterated his plea to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, amounting to a 39 percent increase for minimum wage workers.
NBER | Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms
We study the impact of skilled immigrants on the employment structures of U.S. firms using matched employer-employee data.
Blogs
WSJ | Being Without a Job Doesn’t Always Make You Unemployed
The Labor Department follows strict criteria in deciding who ends up in the jobless rate. The definition of unemployed is someone 16 years or older who does not have a job, has actively looked for work in the prior four weeks and is available for work.
