
- August 15, 2023
Summer of Strikes
Remember when summer meant baseball, hot dogs, and swimming pools?
Read moreRemember when summer meant baseball, hot dogs, and swimming pools?
Read moreWishful thinking is a powerful force. We all want to believe good things are coming.
Read moreQuite a few experts think the US economy will enter recession soon. If so, someone forgot to tell the labor market.
Read moreRemember when “jobs, jobs, jobs” was a political talking point?
Read moreOne year ago, the US labor market was almost at equilibrium.
Read moreThe dramatically-named Omicron COVID-19 variant is moving fast. If you don’t know anyone who’s had it (or been infected yourself), you probably will soon.
Read moreYou may have noticed your favorite restaurant is short on staff. The same in retail stores, hotels, and other service businesses.
Read moreI try not to blame economists for being wrong. I think most try to interpret the data fairly. It’s easy to miss (or misunderstand) important information.
Read moreAccording to some business owners and Wall Street pundits, US employers can’t hire enough people because unemployment benefits are too high. We’re paying people not to work, they say.
Read moreI have a childhood memory of Sesame Street’s little song, “One of these things is not like the other.” It was a useful lesson: Some things just don’t fit, and you can’t force them.
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