Job-seekers ratio under 4-to-1 for first time since 2008
The improvement, however, should be tempered by the fact that the highest the ratio ever got in the early 2000s downturn was 2.8-to-1.
Super Bowl Sunday not just about football
“Right to work” became law in Indiana last week, days before Indianapolis hosted Super Bowl XLVI. Ironically, every athlete in the big game belongs to the NFL Players Association, a staunch opponent of RTW.
American auto industry jobs at risk
Unfair trade policies and actions by China pose a threat to the U.S. auto-parts sector. While it’s unlikely that this entire industry will disappear, it’s fair to say that every American auto-parts job is at risk from China’s practices.
Fourth-quarter GDP report disappoints
According to Friday’s data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product—the broadest measure of the nation’s economic activity—grew at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Latest Research
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February 7, 2012
The ‘toxics rule’ and jobs: The job-creation potential of the EPA’s new rule on toxic power-plant emissions
Judged as it should be—by balancing benefits to health against costs of compliance—the toxics rule is a clear win for Americans. Unfortunately, the debate over regulation more generally has strangely become fixated on jobs.
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February 7, 2012
Job-seekers ratio improves but has been above the highest rate of early 2000s downturn for more than three years
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February 7, 2012
Right To Work: A Failed Policy: A New Hampshire update
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February 3, 2012
U.S. labor market starts 2012 with solid positive signs but fewer jobs than it had 11 years ago
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January 31, 2012
Jobs in the U.S. auto parts industry are at risk due to subsidized and unfairly traded Chinese auto parts
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January 31, 2012
Putting the pedal to the metal: Subsidies to China’s auto-parts industry from 2001 to 2011
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January 30, 2012
The benefits of raising Illinois’ minimum wage: An increase would help working families and the state economy
Commentary
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February 3, 2012
Racial segregation continues, and even intensifies: Manhattan Institute report heralding the “end” of segregation uses a measure that masks important demographic and economic trends
In a study released this week, two Manhattan Institute researchers heralded the “end of the segregated century.” But the celebrations are premature. Although the Manhattan Institute’s Census data were accurate, a 55 percent dissimilarity rate can hardly be called the “end” of segregation. And segregation can only get worse, not better.
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February 2, 2012
State Department does the right thing, kicks abusive labor recruiter out of student visa program
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January 31, 2012
The
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January 31, 2012
Remembering why things are so bad
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January 25, 2012
President Obama, help low-income families by creating jobs
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January 20, 2012
UK debate sheds light on the impact of immigration on the economy
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January 12, 2012
What ‘right-to-work’ means for Indiana’s workers: A pay cut
EPI in the news
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Does Right to Work Actually Lead to More Jobs?
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Corporate Front Group Airs Misleading Anti-Union Ad During Super Bowl
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America’s Failed Mole-by-Mole Trade Policy
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Citigroup hopes to flood China with credit cards
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‘Jobs,’ ‘budget’ excuses can’t cloak real reasons for GOP war on workers
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Things Are Not O.K.
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Manufacturing jobs on the rise
NBC Nightly News | February 6, 2012
