James Sherk

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As a research fellow in labor economics at The Heritage Foundation, James Sherk researches ways to promote competition and mobility in the workforce rather than erect barriers that prevent workers from getting ahead. Read his research.

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    November Jobs Report Shows Continuity, Not Recovery

    James Sherk
    November saw very little change in the U.S. labor market, according to a new employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers added a net 178,000 new jobs while the unemployment rate dropped. However, unemployment fell in large measure due to a continued drop in labor force participation. The economy largely continued on its…
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    Jobs Report Shows Little Change in Labor Market
    James Sherk
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    The August Jobs Report Was So-So. That’s Bad News.
    James Sherk
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    Encouraging News in July Jobs Report
    James Sherk
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    The Noise Behind the New Jobs Report
    James Sherk
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    Jobs Report Numbers at Odds With Obama’s Economic Spin
    James Sherk
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    The Key Economic Facts Obama’s Recovery Narrative Ignores
    James Sherk
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    Obama’s Overtime Rule Tried at IBM, and It Didn’t Work
    James Sherk
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    Union Giveaways in Air Traffic Control Bill Set a Bad Precedent
    James Sherk
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    Mixed News in April Jobs Report
    James Sherk
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    March Employment Report Shows Labor Market Growing
    James Sherk
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    This Company Wants to Make It Harder for You to File Taxes
    James Sherk
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    Minimum Wage Hike in DC Will Stifle Job Creation
    James Sherk
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    Long-Term Unemployment Remains High Despite Strong February Job Gains
    James Sherk
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    How Oregon’s $14.50 Minimum Wage Will Hurt Those It’s Supposed to Help
    James Sherk
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    The Economy Is Still Hurting, Despite Strong December Jobs Report
    James Sherk
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    Making Investors Joint-Employers of the Small Businesses They Invest in, Is a Bad Idea
    James Sherk
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    November Jobs Report Shows Positive Growth
    James Sherk
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    Are Unions Losing Their Grip in West Virginia?
    James Sherk
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    New Jobs Added in October, but Long-Term Unemployment Remains a Serious Problem
    James Sherk
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    Meet Bill Main, a Tour Guide Who Fought D.C. to Be Able to Give Tours Without Government Permission
    James Sherk
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    How Do You Improve Worker Pay? Licensing Reforms, Not Unions.
    James Sherk
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    September Jobs Report: Unexpected Weakness
    James Sherk
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    Jobs Report Shows Some Growth, But There Are Warning Signs About Economy’s Future
    James Sherk
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    How This New Government Ruling Destroys the Franchise Business Model
    James Sherk
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    What’s Wrong With New Study Claiming Huge Minimum Wage Hike Would Barely Raise Fast Food Prices
    James Sherk
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    The June Jobs Report Shows the Recovery Remains Weak
    James Sherk
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    Unions Demand Special Treatment After Minimum Wage Hike They Backed Goes Into Effect
    James Sherk
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    Should Unions Give to Planned Parenthood Without Members’ Permission? This Bill Would Ban That.
    James Sherk
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    What Paul Krugman Gets Wrong When He Claims Minimum Wage Hikes Don’t Cost Jobs
    James Sherk
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    How Obama’s New Overtime Pay Mandates Hurt Employees
    James Sherk
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    June Unemployment Rate Drop Can Be Explained by Americans Dropping Out of Work Force
    James Sherk
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    How Liberals Manipulate Data About the Minimum Wage
    James Sherk
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    New Labor Department Overtime Regulations Will Kill Flexible Schedules for Employees, Not Jobs
    James Sherk
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    May Jobs Report: Springing Into Higher Wages
    James Sherk
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    Los Angeles Unions: Minimum Wage Hike for Thee, but Not for Me
    James Sherk
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    April Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 2008
    James Sherk
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    How the Midwest Is Scaling Back Big Labor’s Special Privileges
    James Sherk
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    The Anti-Big Labor Trend the Media Is Missing
    James Sherk
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    Firing of Officer Who Shot Unarmed Suspect Shows Benefits of Non-Unionized Police Departments
    Alex Belica
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    How Wisconsin’s Right to Work Laws Could Boost Union Members
    James Sherk
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    Walker Defeats the Unions (Again)
    James Sherk
    • Opinion

    25 States Are Now Right-to-Work States
    James Sherk
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    In February, Jobs Added and Unemployment Rate Dropped
    James Sherk
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    How Kentucky Counties Are Making the Bluegrass State a Right-to-Work State
    James Sherk
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    Should Workers Need a Union’s Permission to Get a Raise?
    Mitchell Tu
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    Illinois Governor Ends Forced Union Dues for State Employees
    James Sherk
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    How This GOP Governor Is Bypassing His State’s Liberal Lawmakers to Promote Right-to-Work Laws
    James Sherk
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    Support Family-Friendly, Economically-Wise Policies—Not Transportation Pork or Dependency
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    January Jobs Report Brings Good News, But Will It Last?
    James Sherk
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    Fact Checking Obama’s Jobs Claims in State of the Union
    James Sherk
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    What the Media Missed About Obama’s New Proposal: It’s a Wage Cut for Workers
    James Sherk
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