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Unemployment Likely To Fall to 7.2% in September, With Smaller Gains Going Forward

October 3, 2013, Regis Barnichon

Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.3% in August, but Really the Jobs Numbers say "Blech!"

September 6, 2013, Justin Wolfers

Unemployment Projected to Drop to 7.3% but Future Recovery Compromised Absent Improvements on the Hiring Front

September 4, 2013, Regis Barnichon

The Unemployment Rate Is Edging Down, and the Job Picture Slowly Improving

August 2, 2013, Gary Burtless and

Avoiding the Resource Curse: How to Manage Natural Resource Wealth for Human Development

July 11, 2013, Tamar Atinc

Jobless Rate Stuck, But Employment Gains Remain Robust

July 5, 2013, Gary Burtless

Unemployment Projected to Remain at 7.6 Percent for April, But Expected to Drop Faster in Near Future

May 2, 2013, Regis Barnichon

Bad News in March: Tepid Job Gains and a Shrinking Workforce

April 5, 2013, Gary Burtless

Unemployment Projected to Rise Very Slightly to 7.8% for March

April 3, 2013, Regis Barnichon

Sizeable Job Gains, but a Long Way from Good Health

March 8, 2013, Gary Burtless

Unemployment Projected to Decline to 7.8 Percent for February

March 5, 2013, Regis Barnichon

Economic Recovery, Not the Deficit, Is the Number One Problem

February 7, 2013, Henry J. Aaron

Upward Revisions Offer Brighter Picture of Job Growth

February 1, 2013, Gary Burtless

Labor Market Keeps Improving: Unemployment Uptick Normal, Reflects the Dynamics of Unemployment Inertia

February 1, 2013, Regis Barnichon

The Psychological Toll and Economic Fallout of High Unemployment

January 8, 2013, Gary Burtless

Steady Unemployment Rate Masks Encouraging Improvements in the Labor Market

January 4, 2013, Regis Barnichon

Slow but Steady: Job Market Improves in December

January 4, 2013, Gary Burtless

Slow Recovery in the Job Market

December 26, 2012, Gary Burtless

Labor Market Still Fragile, Unemployment Likely to Tick Back Up Next Month

December 7, 2012, Regis Barnichon

People are very interested in investing in education right now, partly because it’s a tough job market. They can’t find work, and also to get the jobs they’d like to have, they need more skills.

November 27, 2012, Karen Dynan, Washington Post

An Introduction to a New Approach to Forecasting Unemployment

November 2, 2012, Regis Barnichon

Tepid Labor Market Recovery Continues; Unemployment Rate Likely to be Stuck at 7.9 Percent

November 2, 2012, Regis Barnichon

Another Heartening Report on Job Market Progress

November 2, 2012, Gary Burtless

Leaders must be very intentional in raising the skills and education levels of the fastest-growing portions of our population. Our global competitiveness, our innovative capacities, will hinge on our ability to arm Latinos, Asians and African Americans with the skills and tools they need to thrive in our economy.

October 10, 2012, Amy Liu, Nashville Business Journal

An Upbeat Household Survey and Revisions in Old Payroll Statistics Paint a Brighter Picture of the Job Market

October 5, 2012, Gary Burtless