Browse Research and Commentary

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

There are a lot of steps between when the raw data are collected and we end up with estimates of the unemployment rate, where either mistakes or purposeful manipulation could affect things. But the people in the Bureau of Labor Statistics are much more loyal to their professional duties than they are to the person who happens to be holding office at the time, and who may not be there in six month’s time.

October 5, 2012, Gary Burtless, National Public Radio

Investing in the Human Capital of Immigrants, Strengthening Regional Economies

September 20, 2012, Audrey Singer

The Job Market Has a Case of the Blahs

September 7, 2012, Gary Burtless

Cut Off at the Pass: The Limits of Leadership in the 21st Century

August 10, 2012, Barbara Kellerman

Employment Gains Keep Pace with Population Growth, but Leave Job Deficit Unchanged

August 3, 2012, Gary Burtless

Long-Term Unemployment: Anatomy of the Scourge

Third Quarter 2012, Gary Burtless