February Marked By Job Loss And Wild Weather – Analysis
By Matt Sedlar While overall job growth in February 2019 was slow, employment in construction, manufacturing and mining and logging actually
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Venezuela’s Oil Production Plummets In February Due To New US Sanctions
Venezuela’s crude oil production plummeted by 142,000 barrels per day in February, according to OPEC data, after the Trump administration
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Where’s The Gig Economy?
A new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and other data, Nonstandard Work Arrangements and Older Americans, 2005-2017, published
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Manufacturing Employment Increased Under Trump But Lags Prerecession Levels – Analysis
By Alan Barber* Employment in construction, manufacturing and mining and logging increased by 0.4 percent or 74,000 in December of
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Upward Revision Results In 14 Consecutive Months Of Manufacturing Growth At US National Level – Analysis
By Alan Barber* Total nonfarm employment was mostly stable around the country, with only three states (North Carolina, -21,900 jobs
Read moreJust One Percent Of Workers Do Gig Work As Main Job, Secondary Job Or Additional Income
By Eileen Appelbaum and Hye Jin Rho Gig economy workers are workers who are connected to customers through an online
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Collapse Of Housing Bubble, Not Lehman Brothers, Drove Crisis
Economist Dean Baker warned of a housing bubble collapse that could threaten the economy as early as 2002. As the
Read moreUS Job Gains In Manufacturing Leads Increase In Blue Collar Employment – Analysis
By Alan Barber* Blue collar employment grew by 0.3 percent in July as the nation added 52,000 jobs in construction,
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Formerly Industrial Belt States Lag Nation In Blue Collar Job Growth – Analysis
By Alan Barber* Five states saw a significant increase in total non-farm employment in June. Massachusetts led the way, with
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Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board Putting Debt Repayment Over People’s Needs In Midst Of Humanitarian Crisis: Report
In its newest proposed fiscal plan (released May 30), Puerto Rico’s fiscal oversight and management board appears set to use
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