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Although Job Growth Continues, Unemployment Edges Up to 3.6 Percent
Wage growth is surprisingly weak given the low unemployment rate, but there's no sign of a recession.
Job Growth Remains Slow in September
The economy added 136,000 jobs in September -- considerably lower than the 179,000 average for the last year.
The Green New Deal Has Sparked a Necessary Conversation — Let’s Keep It Going
From environmental groups to unions, we need all hands on deck to confront planetary crisis.
Revised Profit Data Are Good News But Don’t Reverse Decades of Wage Stagnation
You don’t reverse four decades of wage stagnation with four relatively good years.
Employment Is High — But Job Growth Is Slowing Down
The employment rate has hit a new high, but a deeper look at the numbers shows not everything is rosy.
Job Growth Bounces Back in June, But Unemployment Edges Upward
While job numbers bounce back from May, wage growth appears to be slowing rather than accelerating.
Under Trump, Manufacturing Job Growth Slows to a Trickle
The average hourly wage for manufacturing workers is, for the first time ever, slightly below the overall average.
Capitalist Workplaces Set Bosses Up to Be Authoritarian Tyrants
“Free markets” do not guarantee workers any freedoms other than the freedom to be unemployed and to starve.
Noam Chomsky: Trump’s “Economic Boom” Is a Sham
The sharp rise in suicides and overdoses under Trump exposes the truth about the U.S. economy, Noam Chomsky says.
Climate Change Is the Real Job Killer
“CounterSpin” interview with Joe Uehlein on the Green New Deal.