News
CNN Money | Jump in jobs: We've been here before
Hiring reached a two-year peak in April. But before you start printing a resume and getting your hopes up, economists are urging caution -- there have been numerous false starts for jobs over the last five years.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Daily Caller | Game-changer Jobs Report?
Does a solid jobs report change the overall economic picture, and offer the beleaguered Democratic party a new leg up for the midterm elections? My answer is no and no.
Fortune | Wharton undergrads: Tough job market? What tough job market?
With graduation just a few weeks away, the latest crop of Wharton undergrads has been eagerly received by an otherwise so-so job market.
WSJ | Wage Pressure Begins to Build
The improving U.S. jobs market has been marred by stubbornly slow growth in wages, but recent results from companies show the outlook for some workers may be brightening.
Mercatus | April Jobs Gains, But Labor Force and Long-Term Data Need to Improve
The Bureau of Labor Statistics today announced that the economy added 288,000 jobs in April, but the labor force participation rate dropped by 0.4 percentage points to an alarmingly low 62.8 percent. Mercatus Center senior research fellow Keith Hall, a former BLS commissioner, responds to the data:
Blogs
CATO | A Decent but Underwhelming Jobs Report
The unemployment rate has dropped to 6.3 percent and there are about 280,000 new jobs. But if you dig into the details of the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you find some less-than-exciting data.
