July 6, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Almost no one is satisfied with the current state of the U.S. economy. But economists say the outlook is pretty bleak too.
Sluggish economic growth will continue into 2012, if not beyond, with only modest hiring...
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What's next for economy: Slow growth, weak hiring
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The main measure of employment in the United States is the Current Population Survey conducted monthly by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. In a March 5, 2008 column in The New York Times, excerpted below, David Leonhardt described the birth of the... -
Top 10 Pink Slip Capitals
June 3, 2011
The unemployment report released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was filled with good news. While the national unemployment rate ticked up to 9 percent, which was the highest since January, the economy added 244,000 jobs in April, a... -
'Shockingly weak' job growth in May
June 1, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Growth in the job market weakened in May, surprising economists and spurring them to call a report on private payrolls "shockingly weak," "grim," and even a "hairball."
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Digging Deeper Into What Caused Job Losses
May 18, 2011
Census Bureau data on employment by pay level cast doubt on credit-crunch and demand-based theories of the recession. One theory is that a credit squeeze left businesses short on funds, and they responded by cutting payroll, their major expense. Indeed, the bank bailouts...