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Jobless Recovery

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Donald Trump

Economically Left-Behind Americans Vote Trump

Trump's margins of victory were considerably larger in distressed counties than in more prosperous counties.

Ronald Bailey | 3.2.2016 11:41 AM

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State of the Union

On Eve of Bam's Final SOTU, 65% of Americans Think Country Is Headed in Wrong Direction

President Obama may try to spike the football only to realize he's in his own endzone.

Nick Gillespie | 1.12.2016 3:39 PM

Robots

Robots To Steal One-In-Three Human Jobs by 2025

Ronald Bailey | 10.7.2014 2:21 PM

Policy

Government Policies Made the Economy Worse—and They're Still Impeding the Recovery

Peter Suderman | 8.25.2014 4:02 PM

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Politics

Subsidizing the Jobless To Relocate

Can we pay people to move to greener pastures?

Ira Stoll | 2.3.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Why President Obama Is Wrong on Inequality

It is not the "defining challenge of our time."

Ronald Bailey | 1.10.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Ronald Bailey Explains Why President Obama is Wrong on Income Inequality

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Jobless Claims Rise 68,000 to 368,000

For week that ended Dec. 7

Reason Staff | 12.12.2013 8:40 AM

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Policy

Obama: The Economy's So Swell, It's the Republicans' Fault

J.D. Tuccille | 9.16.2013 8:57 PM

Politics

The Unemployment Rate Went Down This Month Because Hundreds of Thousands of People Quit Looking for Work

Peter Suderman | 9.6.2013 2:27 PM

Obama Administration

Obama: "High Water Mark In Terms of Regulation"—Economic Growth Stifled

Ronald Bailey | 8.19.2013 4:02 PM

Economics

While Jobless Rate Dips, Payrolls Expanded Less Than Expected

The usual sputtering on three cylinders

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 10:52 AM

Economics

Labor Participation Expected To Remain Flat Until 2015

Sputter ... putt ... sputter

Reason Staff | 7.22.2013 12:44 PM

Economics

Anemic Economy Unable To Sustain Job Growth

And the forecast is not encouraging

Reason Staff | 7.12.2013 4:10 PM

Economics

U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Two-Month High

Whoops

Reason Staff | 7.11.2013 7:10 PM

Policy

States Offer Programs and Incentives in Hopes of Getting Companies To Create Jobs

How about getting out of the way?

Reason Staff | 6.14.2013 3:40 PM

Economics

Economic Jitters Cause Drop in Job Openings

Employers have policy concerns

Reason Staff | 6.11.2013 6:30 PM

Economics

Despite Job Growth, 2.4 Million Fewer Americans Work Than in 2008

Not so recovered

Reason Staff | 6.7.2013 3:10 PM

Economics

US Companies Hired Fewer Workers Than Estimated in May

Unexpectedly!

Reason Staff | 6.5.2013 4:10 PM

Economics

Report: Ohio's Unemployment Higher Than Official Numbers

Over eleven percent, not seven percent

Reason Staff | 5.20.2013 5:40 PM

Politics

Obama Heads to Baltimore to Focus on Jobs

Well, there might be some openings at the IRS soon

Reason Staff | 5.17.2013 5:40 PM

Economics

Advertised Jobs Increased in February, But Hiring Stayed Slow

Economy still sputters

Reason Staff | 4.9.2013 1:56 PM

Economics

Small Business Hiring Falters

Losing confidence

Reason Staff | 4.9.2013 11:48 AM

Economics

Economic Recovery Appears To Be Stalling

Jobs report not so encouraging

Reason Staff | 4.5.2013 1:00 PM

Economics

Labor Participation Rate at Its Lowest in Over 30 Years

63.3 percent kind of ... sucks

Reason Staff | 4.5.2013 11:08 AM

Economics

New Jobless Claims Climb to Four-Month High

A once-again unexpected development

Reason Staff | 4.4.2013 11:30 AM

Economics

New Jobless Claims Up More than Expected

But we're supposed to be out of the woods!

Reason Staff | 2.21.2013 1:08 PM

Economics

Worldwide Unemployment to Set Records in 2013

In 2012 alone 4 million joined the ranks

Reason Staff | 1.22.2013 4:50 PM

Economics

Job Numbers Offer Little Encouragement

At that rate, we'll be back to five percent unemployment in seven years

Reason Staff | 1.4.2013 9:08 PM

Economics

Fearing the Economy, Americans Hang On to Their Jobs

No confidence that they'll be able to find something better

Reason Staff | 12.20.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

Will We Have Economic Recovery in 2013

Anthony Randazzo | 11.8.2012 3:05 PM

Economics

Despite Job Growth, Unemployment Remains at Recession Level

A blip in lousy numbers is still a blip

Reason Staff | 10.5.2012 10:12 PM

Politics

Jobs Report: Carping, Criticism, and Conspiracy Theorizing

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.5.2012 12:17 PM

Policy

It's Easier to Get Welfare Than to Work

But that doesn't justify funding dependency.

John Stossel | 10.3.2012 12:00 PM

Economics

Household Incomes Down in August

Since the economic recovery started in June 2009, household incomes are down 5.7 percent.

Reason Staff | 9.25.2012 6:08 PM

Policy

Unemployment Up in 23 States

Nevada at highest with 12.1 percent

Reason Staff | 9.21.2012 12:23 PM

Economics

Jobless Claims Show Little Improvement

And the previous week's claims were revised upward

Reason Staff | 9.20.2012 12:36 PM

Policy

Jobless Claims Highest in Two Months

More than the forecast

Reason Staff | 9.13.2012 5:00 PM

Politics

Americans Too Dumb to Vote, Says Time National Correspondent

A 500 page defense of the stimulus fails to make the case that Obama is just misunderstood.

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.5.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

The Media's Incredible Ability to Spot an Invisible Housing Recovery

Anthony Randazzo | 8.30.2012 3:03 PM

Policy

Household Income Report Clears Away the Economic Gloom….With DOOM!

Tim Cavanaugh | 8.28.2012 4:36 PM

Politics

How "You didn't build that" became "He didn't say that"

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.18.2012 3:42 PM

Politics

42 Straight Months of Stupidly Optimistic Official Predictions About Economic Recovery

Once-a-month quotes from the Obama administration and the media about how the economy will be booming any minute now.

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.27.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

4 Reasons Why the Housing Market Still Hasn't Recovered

Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving.

Anthony Randazzo | 6.17.2012 1:00 PM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Shikha Dalmia on The Progressive Fallacies in Stimulus Talk

Reason Staff | 6.14.2012 9:55 AM

Politics

Has President Obama's Stimulus Made the Private Sector Lazy and Hurt Job Growth?

Shikha Dalmia | 6.11.2012 5:06 PM

Politics

Unions Flood Wisconsin In Final Days of Walker Recall

When "We Are Wisconsin" really means "We are union members from New Jersey, Alaska and other states"

Eric Boehm | 6.4.2012 7:00 PM

Policy

High Unemployment the New Normal

The headline unemployment statistics are wrong. Unemployment is higher than 8.1 percent and it will be for a while.

Anthony Randazzo | 5.10.2012 4:00 PM

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