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Job Growth Surprisingly Weak in September
The Labor Department reported the economy created just 142,000 jobs in September.
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Janet Yellen Shows the Need for a 4 Percent Unemployment Target
The Fed should require solid evidence that inflation poses a threat before it tries to slow the economy.
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Brazil Needs New Economic Program to Jump-Start Growth and Employment
Austerity is not working in Brazil any more than it has been working in Europe.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Unions Are Still Good for Workers, and More
According to two new reports, collective bargaining is the best tool we have to increase opportunity for workers.
Economic Update: Precarious Work Equals Capitalism’s Inefficiency
This episode provides updates on the economics of refugees, and more.
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Job Growth Weakens in August
The rate of wage growth was under 2.0 percent for the last three months.
Dean Baker | The Federal Reserve Board and the War for Poverty
The Fed plans to raise interest rates, possibly beginning as early as next month, in order to slow the economy.
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Job Growth Remains Strong in July
Weak wage growth and low EPOPs indicate persisting slack in labor market.
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Grocery Chain A&P’s Financial Meltdown Could Leave Thousands of Union Workers Jobless
Plans to dismember the A&P supermarket chain were revealed.
Obama Visits Ethiopia and Kenya to Discuss Counterterrorism, Gay Rights, Jobs
Obama arrived Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.