What Is Ailing Retail?
It’s Not Just Retail That’s Changing. It’s Us. Technology keeps people too busy to go to the mall, and gives them an...
100+ Startups Powering The Future Of Farming And Agribusiness
We talk about “non-farm” payrolls, but have you ever wondered what has driven that sector from half of the workforce to less...
Employed workers leaving the labor force: an analysis of recent...
This article looks at the large increase in the number of people who moved from employed to not in the labor force during the 2013–14...
Navigating the Different Signals from Inflation and Unemployment
Navigating the Different Signals from Inflation and Unemployment Governor Lael Brainard Federal Reserve, May 30, 2017 At the...
Sky Not Falling In San Francisco, Either
One of the things I write about incessantly are the filters we create for ourselves, and their impact on our ability to...
Seattle Unemployment Rate Matches All-Time 2.8% Low
@TBPInvictus here: I wrote a piece in December that was a bit bold for me in that I declared victory with regard to Seattle’s...
Withholding-Tax Collections Continue Moonshot in April
Interesting observation from DailyJobsUpdate.com: The growth-rate of withholding-tax collections advanced from 6.28% in March to 6.95%...
No Correlation Between Minimum Wage Increases and Employment...
From National Economic Law Project: This pattern of increased job growth following minimum-wage increases holds true both for general...
Do youths graduating in a recession incur permanent losses?
Do youths graduating in a recession incur permanent losses? Penalties may last ten years or more Bart Cockx Ghent University, Belgium,...
Seattle: Emerald City is Sparkling
@TBPInvictus here: As monthly local unemployment numbers were recently released by BLS, it’s time to visit that hot bed of minimum...