The jobs report posted each month by the U.S. Department of Labor has the power to move financial markets around the world, and is a key indicator of the nation’s financial health. Senior Fellow Gary Burtless explains how those numbers are gathered and what they tell us.

Federal Reserve
Wage-price spirals
Commentary
Podcast@ Brookings Podcast: Reading the Monthly Jobs Report
Gary Burtless
Gary Burtless
Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity
@gburtless
March 23, 2012