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The Media Cheers for Unemployment

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On February 3, 2023
The labor market is very good for workers right now. Unemployment is down to 3.4 percent as of the latest statistics and that’s very low. Is that good for the economy? If you think the economy should be measured by how well everyday people are doing, then yes. But if you are the New York […]
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No One Wants Your Crappy Job

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On October 12, 2021
This is just remarkable: The number of people quitting their jobs has surged to record highs, according to new data from the Department of Labor released Tuesday. Some 4.3 million people quit jobs in August, according to the monthly survey — about 2.9 percent of the workforce. The phenomenon is being driven in part by […]
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Why Full Employment Now?

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On April 30, 2018
I am going to have a bunch more points to make about full employment policy in the coming days and weeks. For right now, I want to build on Steve’s excellent post from earlier to link to this Harold Meyerson piece on both the history of full employment ideas and why it has returned now. […]

Jobs for All!

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On April 25, 2018

I am now an official member of the Fake News Industry, as I have an op-ed in the New York Times arguing for a federal job guarantee. The potential is great for helping revive depressed communities. We

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