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Unemployment
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Employment-to-Population Ratio Rises to Highest Level of Recovery
The Labor Department reported that the economy added 292,000 jobs in December.
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Four Awful New Laws to Start 2016
Here are four new state laws and restrictions that are bound to make life harder for those with the least resources.
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October Jobs Growth Pushes Unemployment Rate Down to 5 Percent
Manufacturing wages have risen by just 2.0 percent over the last year.
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.
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.
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Readjusting to Neoliberal Economy Creates New Trauma for Returning Veterans
US veterans who fought overseas are being forced into lives of increasing levels of precarity.
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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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Tackling Informal Youth Labor in Latin America
Six out of every 10 jobs available to young people today are in the informal sector.