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Monday, November 17, 2014

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Market Watch | A majority of Americans make less than $20 per hour
According to data compiled by Goldman Sachs, most American workers earn below $20 per hour. Goldman Sachs economists David Mericle and Chris Mischaikow crunched Labor Department data that is used to generate the monthly jobs report that the market closely watches, in particular from the survey of employers.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Forbes | What Republicans Can Do About Stagnating Wages
The 2014 midterms were a referendum on the left’s economic agenda. Republicans were handed the House and Senate in a historic landslide. Exit polls showed voters’ biggest concern was the economy, which has sputtered after six years of big government policies. Now, it’s the right’s turn.