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6 Sep

Labor Day Weekend Employment Charts

by Barry Ritholtz
So, it was just Labor Day Weekend, and while we all should be out NOT laboring, I spent part of the long holiday weekend thinking about a...

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5 Aug

What Employment Sectors Are Growing the Fastest?

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Visual Capitalist       It’s light summer posting season! I am heading out of town for a wedding, and then...

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27 Jul

The Great Resignation Is Long Over

by Barry Ritholtz
    Today is Fed day, when we get the 75 bps increase that dramatically increases the odds of a recession. The main storyline...

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6 May

Simple Fixes for the Labor Market

by Barry Ritholtz
    Today is NFP day: We learned employment increased by 428,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6%. Job...

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21 Mar

Can We Untie Real Estate and Employment?

by Barry Ritholtz
    I have been wondering lately what the ramifications of the past two years will be. I enjoy thinking about things like this;...

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4 Mar

$1.395 Trillion Peak Unemployment Insurance

by Barry Ritholtz
    The Nonfarm payroll report today showed strength in hiring, modest wage increases, and a substantial decrease in...

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28 Jan

States With the Highest Quit Rates

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Chamber of Commerce     Really interesting data series from the Chamber of Commerce. I would sort this in a rather...

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30 Nov

Generational Reset of Minimum Wage

by Barry Ritholtz
    I kinda buried the lede last week in my Structural or Transitory? post; we looked at a few inflation elements, including...

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19 Nov

Who Is Quitting and Why?

by Barry Ritholtz
Quits: Total NonFarm Payrolls Quits: Professional & Business Services     To hear an audio spoken word version of this...

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9 Nov

Productivity Is Offseting Wage Gains

by Barry Ritholtz
50 Years of Productivity Gains     To hear an audio spoken word version of this post, click here.   There has been lots...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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