The Most Important Industry Isn’t AI. It’s Healthcare. - Barron's " Confusing the stock market with the real economy is the oldest analytical mistake in finance. AI is propping up the stock market. But healthcare is propping up the economy. "

September jobs report shows rise in those holding more than one job - NPR Marketplace " Bustamante said, when hiring in other sectors is flat or falling, “This jump in restaurant hiring usually means that we're in a loose, sluggish economy where workers are really just trying to, you know, stitch things together.” "

Why "break-even employment has seen a dramatic shift - NPR Marketplace " “The goal posts have shifted, and we just need to add about 30,000 new jobs a month in order to keep the unemployment rate the same,” Bustamante said. "

COVID-Era Pay Gains Are Vanishing - Barron's " In 2023, low-wage workers seemed to break roughly four decades of near total wage stagnation. Their pay finally outpaced inflation, briefly narrowing the wage-inflation gap with higher earners. But now, those very workers are falling back, their real wage growth slowing faster than any other group. "

Private employers added more than 100K new jobs in July, but are they good jobs? - Marketplace " It doesn't necessarily tell us that...

Inflation Is Eating the Labor Market. Gains Are a Mirage. - Barron's " Real wages have been falling. With long-term unemployment creeping...

Power Half-Hour - Power at Work " What we've seen for the past year now is that it's becoming increasingly harder to get a job. "

Here’s what’s happening with unemployed Americans - CNBC " However, over the past six months, it's become "drastically harder to find a...

Unemployment fears jump to pandemic levels - Marketplace " They're feeling very insecure right now economically, and so feel that they're...

New Orleans projected to see slow economic growth despite national uncertainty over tariffs - Fox 8 " Consumer activity has actually...

Recessions Don't Build Golden Ages - MSNBC “ Recessions aren’t detox cleanses; they don’t flush out inefficiencies and leave you leaner...

Income Inequality is Accelerating Inflation- Barron's “ Inflation remains high despite the Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates. New...

Housing Prices are Stuck, and so is the Fed - Barron's “ Today’s inflation is overwhelmingly a housing problem , and the Fed has no tools...

New Orleans one months after terror attack - Christian Science Monitor “ New Orleans hosting the Super Bowl is important for two...

For college grads, the labor market grows a bit weaker - Marketplace “ There was once upon a time a college degree really meant a huge...

More young men are struggling financially. Here’s how that helped Trump win - CNBC “ Meanwhile, women have “made huge gains” in their...

These “discouraged” workers are left out of the unemployment rate - Marketplace “Just over the year, we’ve seen about a 200,000 increase...

How a massive port worker strike could scramble the 2024 race - Politico “ An ILA strike could accelerate the timeline for when she has...

This labor data trend is a ‘warning sign,’ economist says. Here’s why - CNBC “ Job growth has begun to slow down as more people look for...

What a Kamala Harris Presidency Will Mean for Higher Education, DEI, and History - Diverse: Issues In Higher Education “ “Within the...