EconomyCommentary
Cartoon: The Left’s Latest ‘Jobs’ Strategy
How that fast food worker strike could backfire …
EconomyCommentary
Chart: How Much Fast-Food Prices Would Rise If Employers Paid $15 an Hour
As thousands of fast-food workers participate in strikes today pushing for their wages to be raised to $15 an hour, it’s important to remember the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Cities and Counties Can Free Workers from Bullying Unions
Under the National Labor Relations Act, states may pass right-to-work (RTW) laws. In jurisdictions without these laws, unions can force workers to pay dues (although… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Want Your Biggest Pay Raise Ever? Here’s the Step You (Probably) Need to Take
Labor markets in the U.S. have become steadily less dynamic for the last few decades. In a dynamic labor market, there is more hiring, more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This City May Hike Minimum Wage to $13.25 an Hour
California’s at it again. On Labor Day, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti is expected to announce a three-year series of hikes to the city’s minimum… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Is It So Hard for Employers to Fill These Jobs?
America has a deficit of workers. Willing workers. Capable workers. Skilled, or at least semi-skilled workers, who can do a job and do it well…. Read More
EconomyNews
38 Years of Your State’s Unemployment Data Displayed in One Map
A new map—presented as a GIF—is putting unemployment rates in historical context. Courtesy of Metric Maps, the image shows how unemployment rates have changed state-by-state from 1976 to… Read More
EconomyNews
Report: Many Americans’ Paychecks Have Shrunk Since Recession
Today many Americans are taking home a smaller paycheck than they used to, according to a study released Monday by the United States Conference of… Read More
EconomyNews
Approval of Obama Reaches All-Time Low
President Obama’s approval ratings continue to plummet. Americans’ approval of the president sunk to a new low at 40 percent according to an NBC/Wall Street… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Could You Soon Lose Your Job to a Robot?
Is the increasing automation of our economy a threat to American wages and jobs? Should the American worker fear the rise of the robots? No,… Read More
