Tag: unemployment
Time is not on the side of the unemployed
In recent months, employers have stepped up hiring, layoffs have slowed and the unemployment rate has begun to fall more quickly. But the rosier...
The long view on unemployment
In an interview with ABC News, Bernanke said in March that he is sleeping better these days because the U.S. financial system looks stronger,...
Freakanomics and the Great Recession
A large part of the problem is that banks are skittish about offering loans to anyone other than those with immaculate credit and rock...
Want to create jobs? Think like job creators.
On the other hand, some 250,000 new jobs were created last month - albeit many are temporary government census takers.
Republicans and Democrats now agree...