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Should the United States Have 2.2 Million More Jobs?

May 3, 2013, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project

We've been in a very, very slow recovery now since 2009 and what we've been seeing is a very, very slow decline in the unemployment rate... increases in employment that barely keep up with the growth of the population.

May 3, 2013, William T. Dickens, Yahoo! News

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

May 2, 2013, Regis Barnichon

Can Egypt’s Transition and Economy Be Saved?

May 1, 2013, Hafez Ghanem

In the Longer Run, the Short Run Matters

April 30, 2013, George L. Perry

Creating Jobs Where Institutions Matter: Addressing South Africa’s Unemployment Problem

April 26, 2013, Anne W. Kamau and Andrew Westbury

Africa Answers: Five Questions about Sustainable Inclusive Growth in South Africa

April 23, 2013, Julius Agbor

Youth Policy and the Future of African Development

April 15, 2013, Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong and Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Comments on David Blanchflower, David Bell, Alberto Montagnoli, and Mirko Moro, “The Effects of Macroeconomic Shocks on Well-being”

April 12, 2013, Carol Graham

The Paradox of Worker Shortages at a Time of High National Unemployment

April 10, 2013, Darrell M. West

Unemployment Insurance in South Africa: A Descriptive Overview of Claimants and Claims

April 2013, Haroon Bhorat, Sumayya Goga and David Tseng

Unemployment Projected to Rise Very Slightly to 7.8% for March

April 3, 2013, Regis Barnichon

Metro Monitor - March 2013

March 28, 2013, Alec Friedhoff and Siddharth Kulkarni

Addressing Long-Term Unemployment for America’s Next Generation of Workers

March 25, 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs and Joshua Bleiberg

Why Rising Financial Markets are at Odds with Political Events and Real Economic Indicators

March 13, 2013, Kemal Derviş

The number of unemployed continues to shrink, and job gains entirely in the private sector continue to be fast enough so that we can be whittling down the problem of both long-term unemployment and regular unemployment.

March 9, 2013, Gary Burtless, National Public Radio

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

Creating a Virtuous Circle: Workforce Development Policy as a Tool for Improving the Prospects of America’s Unemployed Workers

February 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs

How the Post-2015 Agenda can have a Transformative Impact on Life Skills and Livelihoods

February 8, 2013, Jenny Perlman Robinson and Allison Anderson

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

February 7, 2013, Henry J. Aaron

In Discussing the Economy, Keep It Positive

February 7, 2013, George L. Perry

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

Not All Cuts Are Created Equal: Why Smart Deficit Reduction Matters

February 1, 2013, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney