How Low-Income Workers Are Victimized by ObamaCare...

The U.S. Economy: 2017 Outlook

The Percentage of Americans Participating in Encore Careers Might Surprise You...

Percentage of People Earning a Salary or Volunteering in Encore Careers

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Source: Encore.org, 2014. Amounts that don’t add to 100% were either from people whose response was “don’t know” or, in some cases, it was due to rounding. Working for pay refers to people who were earning a wage or a salary. Self-employed refers to people who were working in for-profit businesses, such as entrepreneurs.

ADP's March Private Payroll Job Report Weaker Than Expected...

Private employers added 189,000 jobs in March, processor ADP said, the smallest gain since January 2014.

It was well below expectations of a 230,000 read and suggests some downside risk for the Labor Department's March figures, which are expected to show 247,000 jobs added in March.

As Jobless Claims Continue Falling, Employment Improves...

The USA May Be Near Full Employment?

Jobs Finally Return to Peak, But Quality Is a Far Cry from What It Was in 2008...

Good News on the Job Front...

The United States is just 120,000 jobs away from recovering all losses from the Great Recession!

25 Million Small Businesses in U.S. Employ Fewer than 10 Employees

In 2007, the last year for which we have data, according to the Census Bureau, there were 21.7 million businesses in the United States with no employees—meaning they were sole proprietorships, or free-lance businesses employing only their owner. 


Of the 6 million remaining businesses in the U.S., more than 3 million had 1 to 4 employees, and 1 million had 5 to 9.

So, all in all, small businesses run by 1 person employing fewer than 10 numbered an astonishing 25 million.

In February, Job Growth Surprises To The Upside...

The Unintended Consequences of The Minimum Wage...

Good News: Economy and Employment Steadily Improving

The Jobless Rate is Much Worse Than It Appears...

Unhealthy Job Market: Temp Jobs Up +57% vs +4% For All Others Since 2009

Did The Bush Tax Cuts Produce Jobs?...

Jobless Rate Hits 4-Year Low, But...

Unemployment is Much Higher Than It Looks...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) puts out several "alternative" measures of unemployment. 

One of them, the so-called U6 Gauge, adds to ordinary unemployment those who are discouraged, part-time workers who want full-time jobs and those who are "marginally-attached" to the workforce.

As the chart above shows, The Real Rate of Unemployment is about 14.3% — nearly two-thirds higher than when the recession began in December 2007.

Job Gains Unsustainable If GDP Growth Stays Weak...

Jobless Rate Falls In April, Hiring Improves...

Unemployment Conundrum: Job Openings Are Climbing Faster Than Hiriing...