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Labor Department may extend overtime to more workers
by
Gigi Douban
Jun 10, 2015
The change would mean workers with higher salaries are eligible for overtime.
Why the CPI doesn't figure in the Fed's calculations
May 22, 2015
Consumer prices ticked up just a 10th of a percent last month, the Labor Department reports.
As oil jobs falter, North Dakota feels the squeeze
by
Annie Baxter
Apr 3, 2015
Falling oil prices slashed thousands of jobs in oil and gas extraction, including some on the Bakken oilfield in North Dakota.
The JOLTS report, or how secure you feel about your job
Sep 9, 2014
What this report tells us outside the numbers.
Government targets millions for job training programs
Apr 29, 2014
Opportunities lie ahead for people suffering the effects of the Great Recession.
Job growth strengthens, jobless rate ticks up to 6.7%
Mar 7, 2014
The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in February.
Why you shouldn't believe everything you read in the jobs report
Nov 8, 2013
204,000 jobs were added, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.3 percent in the Labor Department's employment report for October.
For public good, not for profit.
Jobs report Tuesday: So late... so what?
Oct 22, 2013
The delayed October jobs report is out today, to be followed sooner than usual by the November report.
Good enough for government data
by
David Gura
Oct 17, 2013
We lost two weeks of government data -- data that let economists know what to study and data that helps farmers know what to plant.
If October 2013 never happened, economically speaking...
Oct 2, 2013
There's a good chance the government won't release monthly jobs numbers this Friday -- so what happens to economists’ ability to assess any recovery?