What to Watch on Jobs Day: Nominal Wages, Teacher Gap, and Upward Revisions

Jobs report shows more than 25 million workers are directly harmed by the COVID labor market: Congress must pass the full $1.9 trillion relief package immediately

March 5, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

The U.S. labor market remains 9.9 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels

February 5, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

December jobs report provides a clear picture of Trump’s failed handling of the economy

January 8, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Recovery continues to wane: Expiring unemployment relief means more trouble around the corner

December 4, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

October jobs report: Next president inherits a devastated economy with millions out of work

November 6, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Slowdown in jobs added means we could be years away from a full recovery

October 2, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Six months into the recession and a 11.5 million jobs deficit remains

September 4, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

The bounceback deflates: Job gains slow considerably in July

August 7, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Two months of gains, but a huge jobs deficit remains, and deepening pain is on the horizon: Congress needs to act

July 2, 2020 By Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz Economic Indicators

While welcome gains, job losses since February still total 19.6 million: Now is not the time to stop providing relief

June 5, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

A waking nightmare: Today’s jobs report shows 20.5 million jobs lost in April

May 8, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

March’s huge job losses are just the tip of the iceberg of what’s to come

April 3, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Calm before the storm: Solid jobs report shows no signs of the impending impact of COVID-19

March 6, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Solid employment growth in January, wage growth remains indicator to watch

February 7, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

2019 ends with solid job growth and tepid wage growth

January 10, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Payroll employment beats expectations, but wage growth underperforms

December 6, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Clearing out the noise in today’s jobs numbers reveals solid job growth and tepid wage growth

November 1, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Economic Indicators

Disappointing wage growth in September

October 4, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

U.S. job growth weaker in 2019

September 6, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Job growth stays solid but wages disappoint—again

August 2, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Pace of slowdown in employment growth is troubling

June 7, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Solid job growth in April, but don’t be fooled by the historically low unemployment rate—it fell as would-be workers left the labor force

May 3, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Jobs rebound after volatile start to 2019

April 3, 2019 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators

Job growth stalls in February—but don’t freak out

March 8, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Stronger wage growth as prime-age labor force participation continues to climb

March 7, 2019 By Elise Gould Blog

Wages rise in January, after 19 states raise the minimum wage: Shutdown complicates employment picture

February 1, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Furloughs and month-to-month volatility

January 30, 2019 By Elise Gould Blog

The economy has made great strides since the recession, but some weakness lingers

January 4, 2019 By Elise Gould Blog

December jobs report shows fiscal stimulus, even if badly designed, really does boost growth

January 4, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: An assessment of the 2018 labor market, 11 years since the start of the Great Recession

January 3, 2019 By Elise Gould Blog

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