Posts Tagged ‘job creation’

Another ‘Lost Decade’ For US Employment?

With the US economy emerging out of recession, a big question will be what happens to the labour market. The US continues to record job losses every month, despite signs that real GDP is returning to positive growth, and while unemployment tends to be a lagging indicator, BMI’s Tim Cooper notes that underlying structural shifts… [Read more]

 
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Have We Already Had A US Lost Decade? A Labor Day Musing

Happy Labor Day! Well, it may be a happy Labor Day for US residents who are employed in well-remunerated, full-time, enjoyable jobs. Just as I thought – I don’t see many hands going up. And judging from the non-farm payrolls data released last Friday, much of the workforce has little to be cheerful about. In… [Read more]


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