EconomyCommentary
New Labor Department regulations will soon require employers to pay overtime to many salaried workers. The administration bills this as a way to raise wages;… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. economy shrank by 0.7 percent last quarter, according to a revised estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The contraction may be a temporary… Read More
EconomyNews
Americans might have jobs, but they probably aren’t getting raises. In spite of the unemployment rate falling to its lowest level since 2008, wage growth… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In 2009, the percentage of prime working-age U.S. residents who work 35 hours or more per week plunged to a 24-year low. Six years later,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Facebook recently announced plans to require its vendors to pay workers at least $15 per hour, offer at least 15 days of paid vacation and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Have average wages for American workers grown since 1972? Absolutely—and only a reliance on measures with well-documented flaws can show otherwise. First, look around you:… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April jobs report contained modestly encouraging economic news. The payroll survey showed employers added just under a quarter million net… Read More
EconomyFeature
I’m four months out of college, living halfway across the country from where I grew up. I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Is a job a necessity or an opportunity? Earlier this month, Dylan Matthews provocatively challenged the bipartisan tradition of praising work. In Matthews’ view, work… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There was good news this month: private-sector job openings rose slightly in February, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Openings rose… Read More
