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...