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The Sordid History of the Minimum Wage
Commentary Twenty-two states have increased the minimum wage beyond the federal level of $7.25, which hasn't increased since 2009. The new rates in many states are $15. But as many ...
January 3, 2024
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
Rising Debt, Fewer Workers and Slower Growth Since 2001 – Why?
Commentary Something more dramatic than the loss of 3,000 American lives happened on September 11, 2001. We seem ...
September 27, 2023
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Gary Alexander
More Americans Jobless Than Biden Admin’s Official Unemployment Rate Shows
Commentary The labor market is nowhere near as strong as it appears. If that sounds surprising, it’s because ...
September 13, 2023
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E.J. Antoni
Labor Force Participation Rate Ticks up but Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
The U.S. labor force participation rate ticked up last month, but numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels. The ...
April 8, 2023
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Bryan Jung
Hey, Uncle Sam: Stop Paying People for Not Working
Commentary A policy question these days that has befuddled federal lawmakers is why so many millions of people ...
April 4, 2023
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Stephen Moore
Gender Bias Cannot Explain the Pandemic Response
Commentary Women were notably victimized by lockdowns, masking, and vaccine mandates. The lockdowns yanked many working women with ...
February 28, 2023
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
October’s Jobs Report Is a ‘Mixed Bag’
While the newly released employment report beat forecasts in terms of sheer job creation numbers, and prompted a ...
November 4, 2022
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Tom Ozimek
Just How Healthy Are These Labor Markets?
Commentary The news of the falling unemployment and the rise in total payrolls in July 2022 came as a welcome ...
August 6, 2022
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
A Recession of the Human Spirit
Commentary As predicted, the Biden administration has spent the better part of the past week explaining that even ...
July 27, 2022
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
What’s Driving the Labor Market Mess?
Commentary A small business owner with whom I was speaking raised an odd point. He has many jobs ...
July 22, 2022
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