Daniel Alpert at Nouriel Roubini’s Economonitors offers a through, data supported (but in real English as well), description of what is happening in our economy, and why some things that might look puzzling are not so hard to see with some careful reading: I have a story to tell you about the U.S. employment picture. A […]
Lifted from comments from open thread July 23 by reader Jack Round and around the revolving door does spin. Those who take the ride are guaranteed to win, in the game of securities enforcement law. In yet another move between public and private practice John Khuzami moves from the SEC to “….a job that pays […]
by Linda Beale Federal Judge Finds Ohio Can’t Refuse to Recognize Couple’s Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriage Dear Readers: This has been a much needed break for me, but now I am ready to resume daily postings on tax, economics, and the potential for a just and fair society. As you all are undoubtedly aware, Messrs Camp […]
Via the Washington Post comes some interesting language. Employers are raising education requirements even for entry-level positions. Thirty-two percent of hiring managers and human resource professionals said they are hiring more employees with college degrees for positions that were historically held by high school graduates, according to a survey by CareerBuilder. “While some of this […]
by Rebecca Wilder Best to own a business rather than work for one In my effort to move away from covering Europe exclusively on this blog, I’ve returned to a little niche of economic data that had intrigued me in the past: US national income accounts/accounting. This time I’ll look at national income, specifically corporate profits […]
by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Book Review: So I got to spend most of Saturday evening and Sunday morning in the emergency department of the local hospital, once again proving to my wife that men are stupid. Not to waste time I took Alan Blinder’s new book with me. After the Music Stopped is a […]
by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Question for the readers I’m in the mood to think about technology, and have the following questions: Which of these would be your preferred method of receiving health care updates, more detailed than a typical health care thought AB post? specialty blog/s pod casts Internet radio (see […]
Bill McBride at Calculated Risk offers this comment on labor force participation rates: Note: A significant portion of the decline in the unemployment rate from 10.0% in October 2009 to 7.6% in June 2013 was related to a decline in the participation rate from 65.0% in Oct 2009 to 63.5% in June 2013. If the […]
An NPR article and a Marketplace piece, which feature Milwaukee fast-food workers, highlight a hidden issue among low-wage jobs — many have such random work schedules, they can’t even get a second job to supplement their income. A new NELP report highlights “Taking the Low Road: How the Federal Government Promotes Poverty-Wage Jobs Through its […]