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14 postsLabor Market Recap February 2025: Shadow Slack is Rising
So far, the labor market has taken the slowdown in labor demand in the healthiest way possible. If the labor market slows more than expected, the Fed may not have the luxury of patience anymore.
The 1990s Blueprint: Controlling Healthcare Costs to Boost the Economy
The 1990s saw an extended period of full employment, high growth, and low inflation. Part of this achievement was attributable to healthcare cost control efforts undertaken by both public- and private-sector actors.
No Matter What Happens, There's Still Work To Do - Employ America Beyond 2024
We take our nonpartisan public mission seriously. We do our best to highlight the threats to full employment, what public policy can do to achieve full employment, and...
Labor Market Recap October 2024: A Messy Report, but the Slowing Thru-line Remains
Due to the October payroll number marred by hurricanes and the Boeing strike, the real signal comes from the household survey (where those who are absent due to weather are still counted as employed) and the negative revisions to previous months.
