Recent job figures: Unusual, but not unprecedented, economist says
(Phys.org)—The hullabaloo surrounding last week's release of the nation's employment numbers was a bit overblown, says a University of Michigan economist.
View ArticleUS job recovery: Half way there
Over the next two years, the U.S. economy will regain the rest of the nearly 9 million jobs lost in the Great Recession, say economists at the University of Michigan.
View ArticleEconomist: 2012 will end with a disappointing holiday season
Retailers will not be getting a lump of coal during the 2012 holiday shopping season, but Santa won't be stuffing their stockings full either, says a Ball State economist.
View ArticleExperts expect compromise to avoid fallout from the 'fiscal cliff'
(Phys.org)—The image of a "fiscal cliff" may give the wrong impression of the potential fallout should Congress fail to take action by the end of the year on the Budget Control Act. Iowa State...
View ArticleSecret Santas: Anonymous generosity increases due to time of year, various...
A family gets a surprise phone call informing them that their holiday gifts on layaway have been paid for a by a stranger. A passerby discreetly slips $1,000 into a donation bucket among the $1 bills....
View ArticleConsumer confidence plunges in December
(Phys.org)—Confidence plunged in December as consumers confronted the rising likelihood that political gridlock would push the country over the fiscal cliff.
View Article3Qs: Expert weighs in on how to play a bull market
The Dow Jones industrial average reached a record high on Tuesday and continued rising throughout the week, erasing all of the losses suffered in the Great Recession of 2008–2009. But many investors...
View ArticleConsumer confidence withstands Boston bombing
The overall level of consumer confidence declined in April from March, but was identical to last April's reading, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson...
View ArticleRising levels of 'underemployed', according to new research paper
More and more people want to work longer hours – but can't because there isn't a demand for their services. Meet the "underemployed".
View ArticleHigh home ownership can seriously damage your labour market, new study shows
(Phys.org) —Government policies that boost the amount of home ownership in a country are likely to inflict severe damage on the labour market, new research from the University of Warwick suggests.
View ArticleJob market for grads ticks slightly upward
Students graduating during May's Commencement ceremony will be greeted with some good news: employers plan to hire slightly more of them.
View ArticleUS economy: Steady as she goes
America's economy will hum along its path of moderate growth, adding 4.7 million jobs through the end of next year, say University of Michigan economists.
View ArticleConsumer confidence eases in August, reflecting economic cross-currents
Consumer confidence eased in August after reaching its highest level in six years in the prior month, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/U-M...
View ArticleGovernments failed to help jobless ethnic minorities
New figures from the 2011 Census show successive Government policies have had little impact on the high levels of joblessness among some ethnic minority groups.
View ArticlePoverty stuck at 15 percent—record 46.5 million
The nation's poverty rate remained stuck at 15 percent last year despite America's slowly reviving economy, a discouraging lack of improvement for the record 46.5 million poor and an unwelcome...
View ArticleMapping the changing nature of employment
While the crisis Europe is currently enduring has had a profound impact in many areas, one of the most concerning ones lies in its high unemployment rates. According to the latest Eurostat figures,...
View ArticleAreas of high unemployment bear the brunt of bank closures
A new report finds that there was a net loss of nearly 7,500 bank and building society branches in the period 1989 to 2012 or more than 40% of all branches.
View ArticleStudy suggests worker effort and productivity increases in economic downturn
A new study from the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business and Stanford University suggests that in times of recession, worker output increases and employers and firms are able to "do...
View ArticleLack of worker skills threatens European recovery (Update 2)
Andrea Ortiz, a 24-year-old Spaniard, has degrees in law and business yet works in a multinational clothing company as a store clerk. She has little hope of advancement and fears that when finally she...
View ArticleHartz IV reform did not reduce unemployment in Germany
The Hartz IV reform of the German labor market has been one of the most controversial reforms in the history of the reunited Federal Republic of Germany. It has been widely seen as the end of the...
View ArticleProfessor predicts more employment, low inflation and a higher Dow – for now
Unemployment will fall, inflation will simmer and the Dow will pop almost 500 points by the end of 2014, according to the predictions of economist Alan R. Beckenstein, professor of business...
View ArticleWill the real unemployment rate please stand up?
America's unemployment rate—most recently reported as 6.1 percent—has long been used to gauge the country's economic well-being. But a new working paper released by Princeton University's Woodrow...
View ArticleUnemployment for doctoral scientists and engineers below national average in...
A new National Science Foundation (NSF) report says the 2013 unemployment rate for individuals with research doctoral degrees in science, engineering and health (SEH) fields was one-third the rate for...
View ArticleRecessions result in lower birth rates in the long run
While it is largely understood that birth rates plummet when unemployment rates soar, the long-term effects have never been clear. Now, new research from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of...
View ArticleDiscrimination keeps Muslim women out of the workplace, according to study
Discrimination by employers has meant that Muslim women are much more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women even when they have the same qualifications and language abilities, new research...
View ArticleResearchers use mobile phone data to predict employment shocks
Northeastern University computational social scientist David Lazer and his interdisciplinary research team have demonstrated that mobile phone data can be used to quickly and accurately detect, track,...
View ArticleAnalyzing employment trends through cell phone data
Policymakers now have another tool in their arsenal to help recognize and respond quickly to economic shocks. A new research study co-authored by Harvard Kennedy School Assistant Professor Daniel Shoag...
View ArticleContact with nature may mean more social cohesion, less crime
Numerous studies have demonstrated the benefits of contact with nature for human well-being. However, despite strong trends toward greater urbanization and declining green space, little is known about...
View ArticleEducated Muslim women much less likely to be in professional jobs than white...
Muslim women are much less likely to be in professional jobs than white women, even when they are as well educated, new research shows.
View ArticleThe rise of intimate partner violence during the Great Recession
Financial strain has long been one of the leading causes of family discord, but a recent study suggests that simply living through major economic recessions increases a mother's chance of suffering...
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