This week, economists at Princeton University published a paper entitled "Are the Long-Term Unemployed on the Margins of the Labor Market?" that painted a bleak picture of the United States economy and labor market: only one in 10 of long-term unemployed individuals will find a job … [Read more...]
Labor Department Releases October Jobs Report
Friday’s announcement from the Labor Department was welcome news, as employers added an estimated 171,000 new positions in October—more jobs than estimated the past two months. In fact, economists had forecast only 125,000 jobs would be added in October. Jobs growth from the previous … [Read more...]
