Friday, February 15, 2013

How not to argue against raising the minimum wage

One opponent of raising the minimum wage makes a dated argument that is very persuasive in an unintended way.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Job growth continues

The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report is out. Unemployment creeps up, but job growth steady. Economy adds 157,000 jobs. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for November was revised from +161,000 to +247,000, and the change for December was revised from +155,000 to +196,000.