Category Archives: Jobs
Halloween Special: How Hillary Can Handle Scary Interest Rate Hikes
Looking past this weekend’s kerfuffle over Huma Abedin’s emails, Hillary Clinton’s success in her first term as President will depend…Continue reading
On Economic Growth, Hillary Delivers and Trump Pretends
To prepare for tonight’s debate, I decided to think through Donald Trump’s promise to deliver 4% annual economic growth. First off,…Continue reading
The Economic Outlook for the Election and Beyond, and How…
With nine weeks to go, the economic conditions for the election are set — modest growth, low inflation, and continuing…Continue reading
Rising Incomes Are a Key to Winning in 2016 —…
Even if we accept that the 2016 campaign is a fact-free zone, what precisely are Donald Trump and Bernie…Continue reading
Whatever Some Candidates Tell You, the Incomes of Most Americans…
After a decade when most Americans saw their incomes decline, the latest Census Bureau income data contain very good news:…Continue reading
The Surprising Good News about American Incomes
For a change, the latest Census Bureau data on what’s happened to the incomes of Americans is good news. For…Continue reading
What the New Jobless Report Means
The jobless rate fell sharply again -- from 7.0 percent to 6.7 percent -- but the reason wasn't a burst…Continue reading
Statement on the November Employment Report
Today's upbeat jobs news is, simply put, really good news. Yes, the sharp dip in unemployment from 7.3 percent in…Continue reading
Why Job Gains Are Still So Modest — and It…
The economic recovery is now four years old -- the anniversary comes this month -- yet job growth remains a…Continue reading
The President’s Budget and the Case for Moving Beyond Austerity
The President released his FY 2014 budget today, and right off, it makes more economic sense than most of what…Continue reading