by Dean Baker | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
The Labor Department reported the U.S. economy created 126,000 jobs in March. This was a sharp slowdown from the 290,000 average over the prior three months. This relatively weak jobs report led many economic analysts to comment that the economy may not be as strong...
by Dean Baker | Apr 6, 2015 | Current Issues, Economy, Jobs and Growth
The March job numbers came in somewhat worse than most analysts had expected. The slower job growth was largely attributable to unusually bad weather in late February and early March, but most of the commentators seem to be missing this fact. Many are warning that the...
by Dean Baker | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
You probably missed this one, after all most news coverage told people that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a “right to work” bill. According to the accounts, this bill means that workers will no longer be forced to pay a fee to the union that represents them....
by Dean Baker | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
There is an enormous amount of political debate over various pieces of legislation that are supposed to be massive job killers. For example, Republicans lambasted President Obama’s increase in taxes on the wealthy back in 2013 as a job killer. They endlessly have...
by Dean Baker | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, Economy
For years people have been running around Washington yelling that the United States was at risk of becoming Greece. There may actually be a basis for such concerns, but not for the reason usually given. The standard story of the United States becoming Greece is that...
