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The next president is inheriting a strong economy, but there’s more work to be done

January 6, 2017 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators
June jobs report puts us back on the road to full employment

July 8, 2016 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators
Slow growth in the first quarter of 2016 supports the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates low

April 28, 2016 By Josh Bivens Press Releases
Signs of workers getting back in the game

April 1, 2016 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators
Cancelling Sequester Good for Growth

January 30, 2015 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators
Economic Growth not Reflected in Workers’ Paychecks

November 7, 2014 By Elise Gould Quick Takes
Solid Jobs Growth in September, but Wages Need to Pick Up

October 3, 2014 By Elise Gould Quick Takes
Job Growth Slows in August; Wage Growth Far From Inflationary

September 5, 2014 By Elise Gould Quick Takes
Decent Jobs Growth in July but Hopes Dampened for a Strong Acceleration

August 1, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Strong Job Growth, but Still a Ways to Go

July 3, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Economy Is Healing but Far from Healed

June 6, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Jobs Day: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

May 2, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Today’s GDP Report Gives No Sign that Better Progress in Reducing Joblessness Is on the Horizon

April 30, 2014 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators
Pre-Recession Private Sector Peak Regained— Don’t Get Excited!

April 4, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
The Job Market Is Muddling Along

March 7, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Unemployment Drops, for Good Reasons for Once

February 7, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Recovery Fails To Reach Escape Velocity in 2013

January 30, 2014 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators
Unemployment Rate Drops as Workers Flee Weak Labor Market

January 10, 2014 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Good News for Some but Not for the Longterm Unemployed

December 6, 2013 By Elise Gould Quick Takes
Labor Force Participation Drops to its Lowest Point of the Recovery

November 8, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Tepid Employment Report Shows Congress Should Focus on Jobs, Not Fiscal Brinkmanship

October 22, 2013 By Elise Gould Quick Takes
Jobs Report Shows It’s Not Time to Take Our Foot Off the Gas

September 6, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Labor Market Begins Second Half of 2013 with a Fizzle

August 2, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Don’t let the new numbers distract you: GDP Shows The Economy is Growing too Slowly to Improve Employment

July 31, 2013 By Josh Bivens Quick Takes
Four Years of Recovery Marked by Faster Jobs Growth, But the Economy is Still In Second Gear

July 5, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
The slog continues: At this pace, we’ll have a jobs deficit of 4.6 million in May 2016

June 7, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
A jobs report that would be fine in good times represents an ongoing disaster now

May 3, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
U.S. economy growing just above stall-speed

April 26, 2013 By Josh Bivens Quick Takes
A robust jobs recovery remains out of reach

April 5, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes
Strong showing caps off three years of job growth, but we’re still down nearly nine million jobs

March 8, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz Quick Takes

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