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Brookings on Job Numbers
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
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September 12, 2013 3:48pm
In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project's Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney discuss how changes in population and labor-force participation rates will affect the time it takes to close the “jobs gap” and how we measure progress toward America’s economic recovery.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Justin Wolfers
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September 6, 2013 10:07am
The jobs numbers headline looks good as the unemployment rate fell to 7.3% for August 2013, but Justin Wolfers explains why appearances are deceiving. Beneath the headlines, this latest BLS jobs report does not provide a signal that the economic recovery has become self-sustaining.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Regis Barnichon
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September 4, 2013 9:00am
The unemployment rate will continue its decline, but at a slow pace that will be reflected in the BLS jobs numbers to be released in September predicts Regis Barnichon. The jobless rate is expected to be 7.3% for August, but disappointing news on the hiring front may result in the steady-state unemployment rate remaining flat at 7% over the next six months.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Gary Burtless and
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August 2, 2013 12:00pm
In a closer look at the latest BLS jobs numbers, Gary Burtless writes that although the employment outlook continues to be poor for many job seekers, the unemployment rate is edging down and the job picture is slowly improving.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
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August 2, 2013 11:28am
In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project's Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney examine how future immigration trends could impact American wages, using targets set in the recently-passed Senate bill as a signpost.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Regis Barnichon
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July 31, 2013 4:11pm
Regis Barnichon's model for forecasting unemployment predicts that July's BLS jobs report will contain no surprises, offering little change from last month's numbers. The unemployment rate may be lower for July than June, but in general the pace of jobs recovery remains slow.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
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July 5, 2013 11:39am
Despite the positive return to higher education, many Americans are concerned about their ability to pay for college, and there is increasing focus on the rising burden of student loans on recent graduates. Although average net tuition—the actual cost to students after grant aid, scholarships, and other financial aid—has increased somewhat over the last two decades, the volume of student debt has increased far more dramatically, as has the default rate on student loans. In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project examines possible explanations for the recent increases in student debt and default rates.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Gary Burtless
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July 5, 2013 11:34am
Gary Burtless writes that this month's payroll employment report brought more good news, as payroll gains are considerably faster than what is needed to push down the unemployment rate.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Regis Barnichon
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July 3, 2013 11:14am
New jobs numbers will show a continued decline in unemployment that is not as strong as it has been in recent months, in part because of disappointing news on the job openings front, explains Regis Barnichon. His forecasting model now predicts unemployment to reach 7.1% by December 2013, a higher rate than was predicted for the same period in his last forecast.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
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June 7, 2013 11:36am
In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project's Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney examine whether starting college is still worth the investment for students who fail to complete a degree. The findings suggest even completing “some college” has a higher rate of return than many conventional investments including stocks, bonds, and real estate.
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