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Economists have increasingly been studying regions within the United States, measuring contrasting approaches to determine both why the recovery is sluggish and what to do about it.
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Despite all the questions about whether college is worth it or not, college graduates have gotten through through the recession and lackluster recovery with remarkable resilience.
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For years industry groups have complained that government regulations and taxes were at the root of the weak recovery, but survey data consistently showed that demand was actually far and away the biggest problem. Until recently.
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Industries that had been lagging in the recovery are now starting to see job growth.
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On the Bits blog, Quentin Hardy reports on some chilling statistics about the economics of slavery.
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A bottle of “Austerity”-brand wine.
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Almost one in 13 American jobs is now in the eating and drinking industry.
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New results from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
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About 36 percent of all boys born in 2012 had a name ending in the letter N.
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How the government sector is contracting, as measured by gross domestic product.
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