Unemployment

Be employable, study philosophy

The discipline teaches you how to think clearly, a gift that can be applied to just about any line of work

Shannon Rupp, The Tyee Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 74
Business The Tyee, Philosophy

Without full-time jobs, workers flock to temp towns

Short-term work has become a mainstay of the American economy, intensifying the rise in income inequality

Michael Grabell, ProPublica Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 12
Business ProPublica, Unemployment, Temps

Fewer Americans are seeking unemployment benefits

The Commerce Department reports consumer spending is also on the rise, indicating modest economic growth

Faine Greenwood, GlobalPost Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 6:22 PM UTC
Business GlobalPost, Commerce Department

SNAP out of it, conservatives!

Contrary to the right's claims, enrollment in the food stamp program has kept pace with the unemployment rate

Jared Bernstein, On The Economy Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:24 PM UTC 15
Business On the Economy, Food Stamps

Immigration reform’s worst possible defense

The legislation is long overdue for a variety of reasons, but not because there's a shortage of low-wage workers

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Jun 14, 2013 3:43 PM UTC
Business On the Economy

Wal-Mart to lean on temp workers

A new report uncovers the retail behemoth's eyebrow-raising new hiring strategy

Theresa Fisher Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 10:32 PM UTC 37
Business Wal-Mart, Unemployment, economy

Stop blaming technology for high unemployment!

If our government invested more in education and raised the minimum wage, we wouldn't be having this inane debate

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 6:39 PM UTC 20
Business RobertReich.org, technology

Job growth not fast enough

Expect unemployment rates to remain high, especially with more people entering the job market

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Jun 7, 2013 3:03 PM UTC
Business On the Economy, Jobs report

U.S. economy adds 175,000 jobs

The gain shows employers are hiring at modest but steady pace despite government spending cuts

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press Friday, Jun 7, 2013 2:11 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, U.S. Economy

World stock markets tumble as unemployment hits all-time high in EU

Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, said Friday that unemployment rose to 12.2 percent in April

Pamela Sampson, Associated Press Friday, May 31, 2013 11:54 AM UTC
Business Associated Press

U.S. economy grew 2.4 percent in first quarter of 2013

The figure is slightly slower than the Commerce Department had originally estimated

Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:59 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, U.S. Economy

Chinese millennials to enter worst job market in nation’s history

While the number of college graduates in China has multiplied six fold, the number of jobs has dropped 15 percent

Benjamin Carlson, GlobalPost Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:11 PM UTC
Social GlobalPost, China, millennials

What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis

Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes

Cathy Harding, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 19
Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs

It’s easy to get fired in America

Outside Montana, you can be fired for the color of your shirt, or even for refusing to fetch your boss a coffee

Jake Blumgart, Alternet Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:22 PM UTC 41
News AlterNet, Employment, Wealth

Jobs report: Unemployment rate falls to 7.5 percent

U.S. employers added as many as 165,000 jobs in April

Associated Press Friday, May 3, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Jobs report

Secret to happiness: “I want this job for a week”

How can we be fulfilled at work? A British theorist argues that we should experiment, not specialize

Matt Frassica Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:07 PM UTC
Life Books, Roman Krznaric

Don’t be fooled by today’s economic growth report

The economy may have expanded at a rate of 2.5 percent over the first quarter, but that's unlikely to last

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Apr 26, 2013 4:14 PM UTC
Business On the Economy

U.S. economy expands 2.5 percent through first quarter

But government spending has fallen, and the combination of tax increases and budget cuts could slow future growth

Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Friday, Apr 26, 2013 1:56 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, U.S. Economy

Where our tax dollars should go

Money spent on the military and federal debt interest can be redirected to education and job creation. Here's how

Mattea Kramer, TomDispatch.com Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 4:21 PM UTC 12
Business TomDispatch.com, Barack Obama

MLK’s “Two Americas” truer than ever

The inequality King highlighted continues to grow worse

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 9:58 PM UTC
Politics BillMoyers.com

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