All work on this topic

• The slog continues: At this pace, we’ll have a jobs deficit of 4.6 million in May 2016

  June 7, 2013 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• A jobs report that would be fine in good times represents an ongoing disaster now

  May 3, 2013 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• U.S. economy growing just above stall-speed

  April 26, 2013 | By Josh Bivens | Quick Takes

• A robust jobs recovery remains out of reach

  April 5, 2013 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Strong showing caps off three years of job growth, but we’re still down nearly nine million jobs

  March 8, 2013 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Statement by EPI President Lawrence Mishel on President Obama’s support for a higher minimum wage

  February 13, 2013 | By Lawrence Mishel | Quick Takes

• Groundhog Day in the labor market

  February 1, 2013 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Economy’s contraction does not signal return to recession, but more growth is clearly needed

  January 30, 2013 | By Josh Bivens | Quick Takes

• Five-year anniversary check-in: Still nearly nine million jobs down

  January 4, 2013 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Middling job growth in November

  December 7, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Payroll and household surveys both show solid employment growth

  November 2, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Economy continues growing too slowly to reliably lower joblessness

  October 26, 2012 | By Josh Bivens | Quick Takes

• Job gain steady, unemployment drops to 7.8%

  October 5, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Two and a half years of job growth, but we need to pick up the pace dramatically

  September 7, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• A little brighter start to the second half of 2012

  August 3, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• GDP report is a sign of economy stuck in neutral

  July 27, 2012 | By Josh Bivens | Quick Takes

• June job growth offers no relief for job seekers

  July 6, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• EPI health expert applauds upholding of health care law

  June 28, 2012 | By Elise Gould | Quick Takes

• Underlying labor market trend still murky after May jobs report

  June 1, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Average job growth of last 3 months better measure of labor market than 115,000 jobs added in April

  May 4, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Economy expanding too slowly to lower unemployment significantly

  April 27, 2012 | By Josh Bivens | Quick Takes

• Weak jobs report reminder that we’re still on rocky road

  April 6, 2012 | Quick Takes

• Strengthened jobs recovery

  March 9, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Jobs report is nice surprise to start the year, but more is needed

  February 3, 2012 | Quick Takes

• Economy’s current growth rate will not reliably lower unemployment

  January 27, 2012 | By Josh Bivens | Quick Takes

• A solid step in the right direction for the labor market

  January 6, 2012 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Failure by design receives praise

  December 22, 2011 | Quick Takes

• Job growth strengthens but insufficient to cure sick labor market

  December 2, 2011 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Disastrously high unemployment remains

  November 4, 2011 | By Heidi Shierholz | Quick Takes

• Sluggish GDP is root cause of stubbornly high unemployment

  October 27, 2011 | By Josh Bivens | Quick Takes