Economic Indicators

• May 3, 2013 | At a time of persistent economic weakness, today’s jobs report represents an ongoing disaster

• April 5, 2013 | The unemployment rate is hugely underestimating slack in the labor market

• March 8, 2013 | February caps off three years of job growth, but much more is needed to fill employment deficit

• Feb. 12, 2013 | Job openings and hiring dropped in December, and have not increased since early 2012

• Feb. 1, 2013 | Groundhog Day in the labor market

• Jan. 10, 2013 | Job openings and hiring have not improved since early 2012

• Jan. 4, 2013 | Status quo is not good enough

• Dec. 11, 2012 | Job-seekers ratio continues slow improvement

• Dec. 7, 2012 | Middling job growth in November

• Nov. 6, 2012 | Job-seekers ratio held steady in September

• Nov. 2, 2012 | Solid employment growth in October but still a lot of ground to make up

• Oct. 10, 2012 | Job-seekers ratio down slightly in August, and likely dropped further in September

• Oct. 5, 2012 | Job gain remains steady in September, but job gap in local public education remains high

• Sept. 12, 2012 | Already more than a lost decade: Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture

• Sept. 11, 2012 | Job openings data underscore weak opportunities in the labor market, though layoffs were the lowest on record

• Sept. 7, 2012 | The public sector has cut 680,000 jobs over the last four years

• Aug. 3, 2012 | Underlying labor market trend is around 150,000 jobs added per month

• July 6, 2012 | The labor market is treading water

• June 19, 2012 | Still an uphill battle for job seekers

• June 1, 2012 | Underlying labor market trend still murky after May jobs report

• May 8, 2012 | The odds of finding a job are improving, but are still stacked against job seekers

• May 4, 2012 | April job growth of 115,000 likely understates growth trend

• April 10, 2012 | Low number of voluntary quits underscores that young workers lack opportunities for advancement

• April 6, 2012 | Weaker jobs report is a reminder that we’re still on a rocky road

• March 13, 2012 | Job openings survey shows openings and hires both dropped in January

• March 9, 2012 | Strengthened jobs recovery

• Feb. 7, 2012 | Job-seekers ratio improves but has been above the highest rate of early 2000s downturn for more than three years

• Feb. 3, 2012 | U.S. labor market starts 2012 with solid positive signs but fewer jobs than it had 11 years ago

• Jan. 10, 2012 | Nearly three years of a job-seekers ratio above 4-to-1

• Jan. 6, 2012 | A solid step in the right direction for the labor market

• Dec. 13, 2011 | Job-seekers ratio remains above 4-to-1 for 34th straight month

• Dec. 2, 2011 | Job growth strengthens but insufficient to cure sick labor market

• Nov. 4, 2011 | At this rate of job growth, the unemployment rate will stay disastrously high

• Oct. 12, 2011 | No improvement in job-finding prospects since the spring

• Oct. 7, 2011 | Miserably low job growth

• Sept. 14, 2011 | A lost decade: Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture for working families

• Sept. 7, 2011 | Ongoing lack of job openings means no jobs for more than three out of four unemployed workers

• Sept. 2, 2011 | Zero job growth made worse by drop in weekly hours

• Aug. 10, 2011 | Two-and-a-half years of a job-seeker’s ratio above 4-to-1

• Aug. 5, 2011 | Job growth still sputtering in lowest gear

• July 8, 2011 | Labor market in full retreat

• June 3, 2011 | Unemployment rises, recovery remains on pause

• May 11, 2011 | Continuing dearth of job opportunities leaves many workers still sidelined

• May 6, 2011 | Jobs data send mixed messages

• April 13, 2011 | No jobs for more than three out of four unemployed workers

• April 1, 2011 | Welcome momentum in the labor market—but we need more

• March 11, 2011 | Fewer job openings following this recession than following 2001 recession

• March 4, 2011 | February rebounds, but road to jobs recovery remains years long

• Feb. 8, 2011 | Three years after start of the Great Recession, no jobs for three out of four unemployed workers

• Feb. 4, 2011 | Labor market moving in two directions at the same time

• Jan. 11, 2011 | No jobs for more than three out of four unemployed workers

• Jan. 7, 2011 | Labor force smaller than before recession started

• Dec. 3, 2010 | Labor market falters in November

• Nov. 9, 2010 | For four out of five unemployed workers: no jobs

• Nov. 5, 2010 | Job growth improves, but pace leaves full employment 20 years away

• Oct. 8, 2010 | Fifteen months since recession’s official end, economy short 11.5 million jobs

• Oct. 7, 2010 | Far more unemployed workers than job openings

• Sept. 16, 2010 | A lost decade: Poverty and income trends paint a bleak picture for working families

• Sept. 8, 2010 | 4.8 unemployed workers for every job opening in July

• Sept. 3, 2010 | Employment growth continues subpar performance

• Aug. 11, 2010 | For four out of five unemployed workers, there are no jobs

• Aug. 6, 2010 | A Labor Market Stuck in Neutral

• July 13, 2010 | Job seekers still face intolerable odds

• July 2, 2010 | Job Creation at a Glacial Pace

• June 4, 2010 | Absent temporary employment, no job growth in May

• May 11, 2010 | Unemployed workers outnumber job openings 5.6-to-one in March

• May 7, 2010 | Large jump in private-sector jobs, but unemployment increases to 9.9%

• April 6, 2010 | There were 5.5 job seekers per job opening in February

• April 2, 2010 | Positive job growth, but not enough to reduce unemployment rate

• March 9, 2010 | Job openings improve, but still more than 5 unemployed workers per available job

• March 5, 2010 | Job market stuck on ‘‘pause’’

• Feb. 5, 2010 | Unemployment drops to 9.7% despite more job losses

• Jan. 12, 2010 | Number of job seekers per job opening rises to 6.4 in November

• Jan. 8, 2010 | Labor market closes 2009 with no sign of robust jobs recovery

• Dec. 8, 2009 | 6.3 job seekers per job opening in October

• Nov. 10, 2009 | 6.1 job seekers per job opening in September

• Oct. 9, 2009 | Number of job seekers per available job continues steep climb

• Oct. 2, 2009 | Jobs Picture for October 2, 2009

• Sept. 10, 2009 | New 2008 poverty, income data reveal only tip of the recession iceberg

• Sept. 9, 2009 | Number of unemployed workers per available job continues to climb

• Sept. 4, 2009 | Jobs Picture, September 4, 2009

• Sept. 1, 2009 | Long-term unemployment soars

• Aug. 7, 2009 | Jobs Picture for August 7, 2009

• Aug. 3, 2009 | The steep rise in unemployment continues

• July 7, 2009 | Nearly six unemployed workers per available job

• July 2, 2009 | Jobs Picture for July 2, 2009

• June 16, 2009 | Highest unemployment rate since 1983

• June 9, 2009 | Less than one job opening for every five job seekers

• June 5, 2009 | Jobs Picture, June 5, 2009

• June 3, 2009 | The Wage Implosion

• June 2, 2009 | The worst downturn since the Great Depression

• May 12, 2009 | Nearly five unemployed workers for every available job

• May 8, 2009 | Jobs picture, May 8, 2009

• May 7, 2009 | Seven million jobs needed to return to pre-recession employment levels

• April 7, 2009 | More than four unemployed workers for every job opening

• April 3, 2009 | Jobs report offers no sign of light at end of tunnel

• March 6, 2009 | Unemployment at highest rate in over 25 years

• Feb. 10, 2009 | Finding work twice as hard as when recession began a year ago

• Feb. 6, 2009 | Labor market has worst month since recession began

• Jan. 9, 2009 | Job losses ballooned in final quarter of 2008

• Dec. 5, 2008 | Job losses accelerate at alarming rate in November

• Nov. 7, 2008 | Unemployment rate reaches highest level in over 14 years (Jobs Picture, November 7, 2008)

• Oct. 3, 2008 | Jobs Picture, October 3, 2008

• Sept. 9, 2008 | Jobs Picture, September 9, 2008—Special Issue

• Sept. 5, 2008 | Jobs Picture, September 5, 2008

• Aug. 1, 2008 | Jobs Picture, August 1, 2008

• Feb. 4, 2008 | Long-term unemployment warrants action now and is projected to get worse