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Calm before the storm: Solid jobs report shows no signs of the impending impact of COVID-19

March 6, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Solid employment growth in January, wage growth remains indicator to watch

February 7, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

2019 ends with solid job growth and tepid wage growth

January 10, 2020 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Payroll employment beats expectations, but wage growth underperforms

December 6, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Clearing out the noise in today’s jobs numbers reveals solid job growth and tepid wage growth

November 1, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Economic Indicators

Disappointing wage growth in September

October 4, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

U.S. job growth weaker in 2019

September 6, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Job growth stays solid but wages disappoint—again

August 2, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Pace of slowdown in employment growth is troubling

June 7, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Solid job growth in April, but don’t be fooled by the historically low unemployment rate—it fell as would-be workers left the labor force

May 3, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Jobs rebound after volatile start to 2019

April 3, 2019 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators

Job growth stalls in February—but don’t freak out

March 8, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Stronger wage growth as prime-age labor force participation continues to climb

March 7, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Wages rise in January, after 19 states raise the minimum wage: Shutdown complicates employment picture

February 1, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Furloughs and month-to-month volatility

January 30, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

The economy has made great strides since the recession, but some weakness lingers

January 4, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

December jobs report shows fiscal stimulus, even if badly designed, really does boost growth

January 4, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: An assessment of the 2018 labor market, 11 years since the start of the Great Recession

January 3, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Jobs report provides more evidence that the Fed should alter its course and not raise rates

December 7, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Will we see signs of stronger wage growth?

December 6, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Strong jobs report continues positive trend that began in 2010

November 2, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Back-to-school jobs report shows a continue shortfall in public education jobs

October 5, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Keeping an eye on the teacher jobs gap

October 3, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Economy continues on its trend of more than eight years of job growth

September 7, 2018 Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Keeping a cautiously optimistic eye on wages

September 6, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Job growth slows in the dog days of summer

August 3, 2018 By Valerie Wilson and Jessica Schieder Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Wringing out every last bit of slack in the labor market

August 2, 2018 By Jessica Schieder Economic Indicators

Strong job growth combined with flat wage growth provides little evidence for skills shortages

July 6, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Public sector jobs are threatened by austerity and attacks on collective bargaining

July 5, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Solid jobs report shows an economy marching towards full employment

June 1, 2018 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

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