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The May 2016 Jobs Report Was Especially Bad. What Now? [Updated] | #CaliforniaPrimary on Blog#42
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May jobs report of only 38,000 new jobs was bad, even when adding in the Verizon strikers who are accounted for in the monthly count. Continue reading The May 2016 Jobs Report Was Especially Bad. What Now? [Updated] | #CaliforniaPrimary on Blog#42
About those new jobs in February’s jobs report | #Economy on Blog#42
On the surface, February’s jobs report would seem like “breaking news” on America’s TV screens. Continue reading About those new jobs in February’s jobs report | #Economy on Blog#42
Jared Bernstein on #Jobs report and full employment | #Unemployment on Blog#42
My comments on the jobs report Continue reading Jared Bernstein on #Jobs report and full employment | #Unemployment on Blog#42
Arthur Delaney: The White House Had A Plan To Help The Long-Term Jobless. How’s It Going?
“I’ve been asking CEOs to give more long-term unemployed workers a fair shot at that new job and new chance to support their families,” President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address. “This week, many will come to the White House to make that commitment real.”
More than 300 companies signed a pledge that they wouldn’t avoid hiring anyone just because of a long jobless spell. Studies have shown that long-term unemployment has become its own obstacle to getting hired. Continue reading Arthur Delaney: The White House Had A Plan To Help The Long-Term Jobless. How’s It Going?