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Unemployment Rate for Workers Without High School Degrees Hits Record Low
The idea that the labor market is tilted to favor more educated workers does not appear to be supported by data.
Trump Is Handing Us the Weapon We Need to Avert Climate Catastrophe
Nationalization could be used to shut down, rather than prop up, a failing fossil-fuel system.
Using “Climate Solidarity” to Remedy Climate Alienation
A guide to dismantling the commonly portrayed “jobs vs. environment” frame.
Misleading Unemployment Numbers and the Neoliberal Ruse of “Labor Flexibility”
There's no evidence of overall economic improvement under Trump.
Unemployment Falls to 3.8 Percent in May, Wage Growth Remains Modest
The unemployment rate is at its lowest level in more than 48 years.
Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9 Percent, but Wage Growth Remains Weak
In spite of the drop in unemployment, other aspects of the report were less encouraging.
The World Bank’s Troubling Vision for the Future of Work
The bank advocates extensive labor market deregulation.
Quit Rates Jump to 17-Year High in March
This is also coinciding with some evidence of an uptick in wage growth.
Prime-Age Employment Rate Surges in February
Workers outside the workforce will return in response to a strong labor market.
Large Jump in African American Unemployment Rate Brings It Back to Year-Ago Level
The African American unemployment rate jumped to 7.7 percent.