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.
Rebutting the rebuttal
In issuing the Republican rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union address, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels had the audacity to present himself as a fiscal conservative while lecturing the president on economic policy.
Nearly three years of a job-seekers ratio above 4-to-1
The ratio of unemployed workers to job openings was 4.2-to-1 in November, a slight improvement from the revised October ratio of 4.3-to-1. While the job-seekers ratio has slowly improved since peaking at 6.9-to-1 in the summer of 2009, it has now been above 4-to-1 for two years and 11 months.
Working hard to make Indiana look bad
Large sums of money have been devoted to backing “right-to-work” bills in Indiana, with lobbyists claiming that RTW significantly improves both the number of jobs available and the wages people earn. Evidence shows that these claims are completely false.
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January 27, 2012
GDP growth disappointing in last quarter of 2011
According to today’s data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase from the previous quarter’s 1.8 percent growth rate.
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January 24, 2012
State unemployment trends: Every silver lining has a cloud
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January 23, 2012
A comment on Bank of America/Countrywide’s discriminatory mortgage lending and its implications for racial segregation
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January 18, 2012
Oregon retirement security: How are retirement needs being met now and in the future?
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January 10, 2012
Nearly three years of a job-seekers ratio above 4-to-1
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January 6, 2012
A solid step in the right direction for the labor market
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January 3, 2012
Working hard to make Indiana look bad: The tortured, uphill case for ‘right-to-work’
Commentary
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January 25, 2012
President Obama, help low-income families by creating jobs
Last night, President Obama addressed Congress and the nation, highlighting his plans for the upcoming year. The future economic well-being of families was a major theme in his speech. While he did not spend much time on the specific issues facing low income families, he did focus on the crisis of joblessness more broadly.
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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
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December 22, 2011
Payroll tax cut helps, but it’s a limited tool
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December 2, 2011
Paying for a jobs bill by cutting federal jobs?
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November 2, 2011
Cutting taxes for the rich never ends well
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October 26, 2011
Jobs and fairness: ‘prevailing wage’ rule good for Marylanders
EPI in the news
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Both Sides in Labor Fight Point to Oklahoma
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The Cost of Experience: Paying to Work
The Hoya | January 27, 2012 -
What Is a ‘Right to Work’ Law?
Wall Street Journal | January 26, 2012 -
Daniels Wrong On ‘Right to Work’
The Huffington Post | January 26, 2012 -
Saving the Middle Class: Is There an App for That?
The New Republic | January 24, 2012 -
Landing A Job After A Year Of Rejection
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Minimum Wage: Good Cause Or Economic Pariah?
Forbes | January 23, 2012
