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Economix Blog: For the Markets, a Steady Outlook

The May jobs report appears to show little change in the general economic picture, and for Wall Street that’s not a bad thing.

nytimes.com (12 days ago)

Economix Blog: How Work Is Rebounding (or Not) Globally

A report on employment from the International Labor Organization paints a picture of a world still struggling to create jobs after the global recession.

nytimes.com (16 days ago)

Economix Blog: Bipartisan Agreement: Blame Washington

Partisans on both sides focused on the negative in the better-than-expected jobs report, with the left blaming sequestration and the right citing regulation.

nytimes.com (1 month and 16 days ago)

Economix Blog: Wall Street’s Ideal Jobs Gain: Middling

If Friday’s report shows a spike in employment, traders expect more pressure on the Federal Reserve to step back from the stimulus programs that have driven up stocks.

nytimes.com (13 days ago)

Economix Blog: Manufacturing Still Looks O.K.

Manufacturing jobs have grown over the last few years. But government jobs have declined even more rapidly.

nytimes.com (12 days ago)

Economix Blog: The Fries-With-That Economy

Almost one in 13 American jobs is now in the eating and drinking industry.

nytimes.com (2 months and 16 days ago)

Economix Blog: Keeping Up, Not Getting Ahead

The American economy continues to add jobs in proportion to population growth. Nothing less, nothing more.

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Economix Blog: Much Ado About … Well, Maybe Not Much

Remember the last two jobs reports as you analyze this one. March seemed very poor, and April much better. Now we are told the actual numbers were almost identical.

nytimes.com (12 days ago)

Economix Blog: Nancy Folbre: Let Them Make Their Own Jobs

Entrepreneurship and freelancing are all well and good but cannot replace a strong job-creating economy, an economist writes.

nytimes.com (24 days ago)

Economix Blog: The Shrinking Ranks of the Working

The March numbers fuel the narrative that the unemployment rate is coming down not because the economy is getting better, but because people are giving up looking for jobs.

nytimes.com (2 months and 16 days ago)

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