Trump: Unemployment is 20%; BLS Data is Fraudulent
By now, we have become almost used to a steady stream of inaccurate statements from the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Most...
Unemployment Rate, 1960-2016
Not a great Employment report, but the Verizon strike makes it look much worse than it is by about 35,000 workers. Unemployment...
Is Underemployment Underestimated? Evidence from Panel Data
Is Underemployment Underestimated? Evidence from Panel Data Geng Li and Brett McCully Federal Reserve, May 16, 2016 ...
SPQR: Italy & Greece
Pain and Recovery in Southern Europe Italy is making slow progress, but Greece can’t shed its debt straitjacket. Bloomberg, May 16,...
The Class of 2016
Interesting look at millenial employment via EPI: Source: Economic Policy Institute
Labor Force Participation Overview
From Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Men, as a group, have been less and less inclined to participate in the labor market since at least...
Busted: The Sad Data Manipulation of Prof Mark Perry
@TBPInvictus here: It was exactly one year ago – here – that I penned my first piece on Seattle’s then-new (just going...