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John Schmitt
The American Dream, Downsized National Journal, April 26, 2013
Long-Term Unemployed: Hidden and Hurt Fox Business, April 24, 2013
Long-Term Unemployed: Hidden and Hurt Fox Business, April 24, 2013
Part-Time Work Becomes Full-Time Wait for Better Job The New York Times, April 19, 2013
Abolish the Minimum Wage? It’s No Fantasy Truthdig, April 08, 2013
McDonald’s Strike Demands $15 Hourly For Fast Food Jobs, Are They Serious? The Inquisitr, April 04, 2013
Senator’s Wage Claim is Outrageous Fourth Estate, April 03, 2013
The Minimum Wage Typifies Much That Is Wrong With Washington Forbes, April 01, 2013
Analysis: Will a Minimum Wage Increase Cripple Small Businesses and Reduce Jobs Growth? Davis Vanguard, April 01, 2013
Businesses Say Minimum Wage Hike Would Boost Prices, Cut Jobs Cedar Rapids Gazette, March 31, 2013
The Case for $22-an-Hour Minimum Wage The Week, March 19, 2013
$22 Minimum Wage: How Was It Calculated? The Inquisitr, March 19, 2013
The Minimum Wage, Part 2: Casey Mulligan Fail Edition; Or, the $100 Minimum Wage Gambit Political Animal (Washington Monthly), March 15, 2013
Minimum Wage and Employment San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10, 2013
Minimum Wage Hikes: Benefits Offset the Costs The Globe and Mail, March 07, 2013
Some Simple Answers Are Too Simple The Bismarck Tribune, March 03, 2013
The Business of the Minimum Wage New York Times, March 03, 2013
Economists Present Minimum Wage Impacts Hutchinson Leader, February 26, 2013
Lawmakers Weigh Economic Impact of Minimum Wage Hike KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul (NBC), February 25, 2013
Minimum Wage Meta-Analysis: Evidence Over Theory MSNBC, February 25, 2013
Minnesota House Begins Minimum-Wage Debate Pioneer Press, February 25, 2013
Selling a Minimum Wage Hike for Minnesota Finance & Commerce, February 25, 2013
Lawmakers Weigh Economic Impact of Minimum Wage Hike KARE 11 (NBC News Affiliate), February 25, 2013
Real World Economics: Some Simple Answers Are Too Simple Pioneer Press, February 23, 2013
How American Support for Minimum Wage Hike Can Overcome GOP Obstruction The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC), February 22, 2013
A Better Deal Than Minimum Wage Washington Post, February 18, 2013
Raise That Wage The New York Times, February 17, 2013
Paul Krugman: Raising The Minimum Wage Is 'Good Policy' Huffington Post, February 17, 2013
Now This Is ‘Change’ We Can All Understand The Morning News , February 17, 2013
Interview with John Schmitt on the Impact Minimum Wage Hikes Have on Employment This is Hell (WNUR Radio), February 16, 2013
Does Raising the Minimum Wage Really Help Workers? CBS News, February 15, 2013
Does Raising the Minimum Wage Really Help Workers? Money Watch (CBS News), February 15, 2013
Is the Minimum Wage a Job Crusher or a Job Creator? National Journal, February 14, 2013
As Obama Calls for $9 Minimum Wage, Some Democrats Push for a Bigger Increase Free Speech Radio, February 14, 2013
Will Minimum Wage Boost Kill Stocks? Bank Rate, February 14, 2013
State Leaders React to Obama's Minimum Wage Proposal Charleston Daily Mail, February 13, 2013
Union Membership Rate For U.S. Workers Tumbles To New Low The Huffington Post, January 23, 2013
Radio Interview with John Schmitt Background Briefing (KPFK Radio), January 23, 2013
Obama's Job One: Middle-Class Employment Problems Loom Over Second Term Huffington Post, January 14, 2013
A Fast Food Nation Fights for Living Wages - Against Long Odds Color Lines, December 07, 2012
We Deserve Better: Hotel Workers Talking Union Nuvo, November 18, 2012
Bucking the Buck Alibi, October 11, 2012
Jobs Being Added, but Good Ones Still Tough to Find MSN Today, September 07, 2012
Laid-Off Workers Struggle To Rebound Hartford Courant, September 02, 2012
No Time for Time Off Register Guard, August 29, 2012
Paid Sick Leave Is Good for Business New York Daily News, August 16, 2012
John Schmitt Interview on Good Jobs The Rick Smith Show, August 03, 2012
Low-Paying Jobs Are Here To Stay CNN Money, August 02, 2012
Where Have All The 'Good' Jobs Gone International Business Times, August 02, 2012
Interview with John Schmitt on 'Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone?' (joins program at 9:30) Talk Back! With Hugh Hamilton (WBAI Radio - NYC), August 01, 2012
Southern Europe’s Small-Business Problem Slate, July 06, 2012
Wage Inequality Raises Concerns on Americans’ Income Potential Joplin Globe, July 03, 2012
Wage Inequality Raises Concerns on Americans' Income Potential Telegraph, July 03, 2012
Income Inequality May Prove A Danger Sign for the Economy The Commericial Appeal, July 01, 2012
Is Income Inequality a Danger Sign for Economy? Austin American Statesman, June 23, 2012
Public Sector Cuts Dragging Down US's Already Fragile Economic Recovery The Guardian, May 31, 2012
U.S. Economy is Key to Re-Election of Barack Obama The Guardian, May 06, 2012
Wage, Labor Moves Would Expand the Middle Class: Harold Meyerson The Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 06, 2012
America's Long-Term Unemployed: 'For Those Looking for Work, It's Very Bleak' The Guardian, May 03, 2012
How to Grow the Middle Class The Washington Post, April 18, 2012
Union Vote by Bridge Tenders Lifts Hopes of Organized Labor The Orlando Sentinel, April 18, 2012
U.S. Has Highest Share Working In Low-Wage Jobs, OECD Says The Huffington Post, April 16, 2012
Bon Voyage!: Why Europe's Vacation-Loving Ways May Make Economic Sense TIME, March 19, 2012
Unemployment Report: The Jobless Mount Comeback, But Face Long Road Ahead The Huffington Post, March 09, 2012
U.S. Views on the Poor Have Deep, Coiled Roots Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 05, 2012
Passions Run Deep Over Best Ways to Combat Poverty Toledo Blade, March 05, 2012
The Down Side of Recent Job Growth U.S. News & World Report, March 01, 2012
Economic Recovery Still Years Away? Evansville Courier & Press, February 25, 2012
The Right-Wing Zombie Lie About Public Workers That Just Won't Die AlterNet, February 02, 2012
Unions See Little Change in Membership The Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2012
Union Membership Up Slightly, Outlook in Doubt Associated Press (USA Today), January 27, 2012
Long-Term Unemployed Find New Jobs Take Longer to Land The Detroit News, January 17, 2012
U.S. Economy Adds 200,000 Jobs In December As Jobless Rate Falls To 8.5 Percent The Huffington Post, January 06, 2012
Oregon Minimum Wage Rises 30 Cents Sunday KTVZ News, December 29, 2011
Kiss 226 Million Vacation Days Goodbye The Deseret News, December 20, 2011
David Cay Johnston: A Tax Credit that Worsens Poverty Reuters, December 09, 2011
Mid-Day Extra: The Value Of Vacation Marketplace Morning Report, December 02, 2011
Interview with John Schmitt on Fed Intervention in the Eurozone Crisis The Rick Smith Show, December 01, 2011
Union Organizers Still Fired With Impunity Truthout, November 21, 2011
Unions Look to Protesters for Future Supporters The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2011
Free Workshops Offer Training in 'Green' Skills Minneapolis Star Tribune, September 27, 2011
Why Does Denmark Have So Many High Paying Jobs? The Conversation (KUOW 94.9 FM, Seattle, WA), September 16, 2011
Health-Care Law Could Give Rise to Entrepreneurs The Washington Post, July 29, 2011
Unions are Women's Best Friend in Equal-Pay-for-Equal-Work Quest The Portland Press Herald, April 12, 2011
New Report Says Earlier Studies ‘Undercount’ Public Sector Benefits NewsRoomAmerica, April 06, 2011
Labor's ground Zero: Fighting for the American Dream NorthJersey.com, March 06, 2011
Ohio, Wisconsin Shine Spotlight on New Union Battle: Government Workers vs. Taxpayers The Washington Post, February 28, 2011
Public Sector Unions: Who Do They Really Serve? Tell Me More (NPR), February 25, 2011
The Betrayal of Public Workers The Nation, February 16, 2011
Job Hunt Extra Tough for Middle-Aged Unemployed The Orlando Sentinel, February 07, 2011
Prime Number The New York Times, January 22, 2011
Union Membership Falls Among Both Public and Private Workers The New York Times, January 21, 2011
Automation is Increasingly Reducing U.S. Workforces The Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2010
Middle Class Feels Shaky The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 01, 2010
It's a Bad Time for Job Seekers with Criminal Records The Los Angeles Times, November 30, 2010
Barriers to Ex-Offender Employment Could Cost the Nation at Least $57 Billion Money and Company (The Los Angeles Times), November 30, 2010
Housing, Jobs Key to Re-Entry, Panel Says The New Haven Register, November 17, 2010
A Pledge To 1% of America AlterNet, October 08, 2010
Living In The Middle: Falling Behind? NPR (90.9 FM WBUR), October 06, 2010
Automation is Increasingly Reducing U.S. Workforces The Los Angeles Times, October 04, 2010
America's Smartest Cities CNN Money, October 01, 2010
Where Are America's Smartest Cities? TIME, October 01, 2010
Study: Public Workers Underpaid vs. Private Peers The Hartford Business Journal, September 15, 2010
The Wealthy Public-Sector Worker: A Myth Debunked Truthout, September 09, 2010
Taking the ‘Un’ Out of Unemployment Economix (The New York Times), September 06, 2010
Millions Are Disappearing From the Unemployment Rolls as They Stop Job Search The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 05, 2010
The Argument for Paid Vacations Radio Times (WHYY Radio), August 25, 2010
Schoolteachers Driving Cadillacs The Conscience of a Liberal (The New York Times), August 09, 2010
Stimulus Bill Helped Some Far More Than Others McClatchy Newspapers, August 08, 2010
Job Prospects Dismal WTOP Radio 103.5 FM, July 21, 2010
Unemployment: Report Says Jobs Hole Could Persist For A Decade The Huffington Post, July 20, 2010
Vacation: We Certainly Don't Do It Like the French Patt Morrison (89.3 KPCC-FM) , June 30, 2010
Prevent Layoffs with WorkShare Laws Bloomberg Businessweek, June 04, 2010
Latest Economic Worries: Made In Korea CNNMoney.com, May 25, 2010
Push-Pull: John Schmitt on Immigration and Labor The Drucker Institute, May 17, 2010
Government Workers: Leeches on Public Purse or Underpaid and Underappreciated? Working (In These Times), May 13, 2010
Unemployed ... and Obsolete? The Takeaway, May 13, 2010
In Job Market Shift, Some Workers Are Left Behind The New York Times, May 12, 2010
The Wailing Wall Bloomberg Businessweek, April 29, 2010
Stressed-Out Americans Need Job Flexibility - But Will Bosses Ever See the Light? Working (In These Times), April 20, 2010
Unemployment Benefits Can Help People Land the Right Job MarketWatch, April 15, 2010
New Report: Unions Raise Immigrant Workers’ Wages, Benefits AFL-CIO Now Blog, March 26, 2010
More than 20M Working Americans Lack Health Insurance Healthcare Finance News, March 23, 2010
Nashville Zoo's 65 Openings Have Young, Old Competing for Jobs The Tennessean, February 16, 2010
Danger: Falling Middle Class AFL-CIO Now Blog, February 05, 2010
The Democrats’ Jobs Pickle The Washington Independent, February 04, 2010
Obama Announces $33 Billion Hiring Tax Credit for Jobs ABC News, January 29, 2010
Obama's Jobs Plans: Would They Work? ABC News, January 28, 2010
Human Resources Executive Online: Women Reshape Union Agenda, December 15, 2009
IndustryWeek: Report: Unions Trend Toward Female Majority, December 3, 2009
Omaha World-Herald (NE): ‘He-cession' Reshuffles Roles, November 29, 2009
Alternet: How One Journalist Learned About Modern Union-Busting the Hard Way November 28, 2009 (John Schmitt)
Huffington Post: Women to Be Majority in Labor Union Movement, So Here's the Job Ahead, November 19, 2009
ThomasNet: How Union Membership Has Changed Over 25 Years, November 18, 2009
Lansing State Journal (MI): Women Changing the Face of Labor, November 16, 2009
Modesto Bee (CA): The Buzz on Business, November 11, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle: Report Offers Snapshot of Union Labor Today, November 11, 2009
New York Times: Survey Finds Deep Shift in the Makeup of Unions, November 10, 2009
Associated Press: Women on Pace to be Majority of Union Workers, November 10, 2009
Salon.com: What's So Bad About Paid Sick Days?, October 29, 2009
Washington Independent: Lagging Economic Indicator Sets Up 2010 GOP Rhetoric, October 7, 2009
FOX Business: Will the Economic Recovery Fizzle in 2010?, September 23, 2009
Christian Science Monitor: White House's New Stimulus Message: It's Working, September 3, 2009
Inc.: Is the U.S. Entrepreneurial Self-Image Skewed?, August 19, 2009
KVBC (NBC, Las Vegas): What the Unemployment Rate Doesn't Tell Us, June 25, 2009
The Hill: Frank Defends Intervention to Save GM Facility in his District, June 9, 2009
The Hill: Bad Jobs Data Spur Obama on Stimulus, June 8, 2009 New York Times: U.S. Jobless Rate May Soon Top Europe’s, May 22, 2009
Daily Record (NJ): Doc: We All Need to Take Time Off, May 21, 2009
Huffington Post: Paid Vacation Bill Goes To The Hill, May 19, 2009
Charleston Gazette: Study Shows Workers Gain From Unionization, May 16, 2009
Politico: Before King, Obama's Base was Laid, April 23, 2009
Peninsula Clarion (AK): Labor, Business Spar Over Free Choice Act, April 23, 2009
Huffington Post: How Unions' Grass-Roots Organizing, Pragmatism Can Pass Pro-Labor Bill, April 8, 2009
Sacremento News & Review: Freedom of Choice, March 19, 2009
Reuters: U.S. Unemployment Rate Likely Around 9.5 Pct-Think Tank, March 19, 2009
Building Bridges Radio (WBAI 99.5 NY): Your Community and Labor Report, March 16, 2009 (Interview)
Mother Jones: Obama's Progressive Treasury Pick, March 11, 2009
New America Media: Rite Aid Workers Stymied by Weak Labor Law, March 11, 2009
MSNBC.com: Card Check Fight Simmers, March 5, 2009 MarketWatch: Unequal Unemployment, February 16, 2009
Marketplace (American Public Media): Stimulus Plans to Create, Save Jobs, February 12, 2009
MarketWatch: Something for Everyone, Sort of, February 10, 2009
Times Herald-Record (NY): Will Recession Boost Unions? Organizers See Opportunities, February 6, 2009
Christian Science Monitor: Unions See Better Days Ahead Under Obama's Leadership, February 2, 2009
Washington Post: Long Decline in Union Memberships Reverses, January 28, 2009
USA Today: Auto Industry's Slide Cuts a Main Route to the Middle Class, January 21, 2009
Bay State Banner (MA): Financial Crisis Brutal on Middle-Class Blacks, January 8, 2009
Detroit News: Auto Woes Rock Black Work Force, December 27, 2008
AlterNet: Women Bringing New Strength to Unions, December 23, 2008
San Diego Union-Tribune (CA): One Way To Help America's Families, December 2, 2008
The Angie Coiro Show (Green 960 AM): Discussion of the Auto Bailout, November 24, 2008
Washington Independent: Bigger than Detroit, November 19, 2008
NPR: Big Three Automakers Take Their Case to Capital Hill, November 18, 2008
Public News Service: “Young and Underpaid” – Typical West Virginia Story, November 17, 2008
Public News Service: Next Generation VA Workers Not "Movin On Up", October 30, 2008
Charleston Gazette (WV): Young Workers in Unions Earn $4 More Per Hour Than Non-Union, Study Shows, October 27, 2008
National Public Radio: Official Or Not, Consumers Sense A Recession, October 24, 2008
Inter Press Service: Economy: Rich-Poor Divide Worst Among Rich Countries, October 21, 2008
CentrePiece (London School of Economics): Big Ideas: Rising Wage Inequality, Autumn 2008
Las Vegas Sun: Election Could Help Fulfill Union Dream, Management Nightmare, October 19, 2008
Public News Service: Report: MO Young Workers Face Paycheck Discrimination, October 17, 2008
Uprising Radio: Interview with John Schmitt, September 29, 2008
U.S. News & World Report: Are Voters Worse Off After the Bush Presidency? Two Economic Studies Say Yes, September 25, 2008
CNBC: Worried About Your Job? What Sectors Are at Risk, September 4, 2008
MarketWatch: International Report Card on Parenting Policies: U.S. Gets a 'Gentleman's C', August 30, 2008
Globe and Mail (Canada): Canada Lags in Provision of ‘Daddy Leave', August 30, 2008
Anderson Cooper 360° (CNN.com) Recessions and Black America, July 24, 2008
Market Watch: Families at Risk in Recession, July 22, 2008
LERA Commons: To Reconnect Wages to Rising Productivity, Protect Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights, July 19, 2008
St. Petersburg Times (FL): Democratic President Means Better Wages, June 14, 2008
RTT News: Worries Rise As Fed Becomes Increasingly Torn Between Fighting Inflation And Supporting Economy, June 6, 2008
Providence Journal: Lower-Wage Earners Receiving Most Benefits from Unions, June 1, 2008
Huffington Post: Family Values: American and French Style, May 21, 2008
Workday Minnesota: Unions Significantly Boost Wages of Low-Wage Workers, New Report Shows, May 19, 2008
Kansas City Star: Unions Help Where It’s Needed Most, May 19, 2008
Charleston Gazette (WV): Union Workers Earn More, Studies Find, May 16, 2008
AFSCME Information Highway:The Union Advantage for Low-Wage Workers, May 15, 2008
AFL-CIO Now: Report: Union Membership Helps Low-Wage Workers Move Up the Ladder, May 15, 2008
The Real News: Will Recession Kill or Renew Labor Unions?, April 15, 2008
Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): Jobless Men, April 12, 2008 (with Dean Baker)
Notions on High and Low Finance (NYT): Fewer Men Work, April 12, 2008 (with Dean Baker)
Workday Minnesota: 40 Years after King's Death, Unions Still Best Route to Better Life for African Americans, April 3, 2008
Labor Radio(WORT-FM): The Benefits of Unionization for African Americans, April 4, 2008
Miami Herald: Unions Beneficial to Blacks, Report Finds, April 1, 2008
California Chronicle: New Report Shows Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of African Americans, March 31, 2008
Orlando Sentinel (FL): Stay Afloat After Layoff, March 19, 2008
The World Today: Gold Hits $1,000 an Ounce as Investors Seek Shelter, March 14, 2008
CNN Radio: Recession and the Labor Market, March 13, 2007
Huffington Post: To Reduce Economic Inequality, Protect Workers' Rights, March 12, 2008
Pantagraph (IL): 5.8 Million More Could Lose Jobs in Recession, Febraury 23, 2008
Working Dad (Seattle Post-Intelligencer): Families Falling Short of Middle Class, February 21, 2008
The Pitt News (PA): Rebates Not for All Students, February 15, 2008
Financial Times: Luxuries Re-evaluated As Budgets Tighten, February 14, 2008
New York Times: Recession Would Work in Democrats’ Favor, February 9, 2008 (with Dean Baker)
MarketWatch: Jobs at Risk, February 3, 2008
Lou Dobbs Tonight: How Long Will Recession Last?, February 1, 2008
WorkingLife (Jonathan Tasini): The Coming Recession, January 29, 2008 (with Dean Baker)
Real Time Economics (WSJ): Reccesions, Politics, Hannah Montana, January 29, 2008 (with Dean Baker) NewsWeek: The Fruits of Their Labor, January 28, 2008
Washington Post: Union Membership Up Slightly in 2007, January 26, 2008 (with Ben Zipperer)
New York Times: Union Membership Sees Biggest Rise Since '83, January 26, 2008 (with Ben Zipperer)
Lou Dobbs Tonight (CNN): Unemployment, January 25, 2008
Salon.com: Did Somebody Say "Recession"?, January 18, 2008
RTTNews: "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly": Jobs in America, November 16, 2007
Plain Dealer (OH): Good, Jobs, Bad Jobs Ranked by Many Factors, November 12, 2007
KaiserNetwork.org: Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, November 9, 2007
KOHO (WA):Bad Jobs, November 7, 2007
Career Journal (WSJ): Low Pay and Few Benefits Mark the 10 Worst Jobs, November 5, 2007
MarketWatch: The Ten Worst Jobs in America, November 1, 2007
Grasping Reality With Both Hands: The End of the Clinton-Era Productivity Boom?, October 22, 2007 (with Dean Baker)
The Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): The Productivity Slowdown and the Trouble with Europe Bashing, October 16, 2007 (with Dean Baker)
Economist's View: Is There Really a Productivity Slowdown in Our Future?, October 14, 2007 (with Dean Baker) Christian Science Monitor:For U.S. Workers, Anxious Times, October 2, 2007
The Olympian (WA) (AP): Labor Your Days Away, August 31, 2007
Worker's Independent News: Report Confirms The Union Advantage For Lower-Wage Workers, August 28, 2007
Montreal Gazette: Don't Carp at Teachers, August 23, 2007 (with Rebecca Ray)
Boston Globe: The Underworked American, August 12, 2007
Irish Times: A No-Vacation Nation (Subscription required), August 8, 2007
KDKA.com (Pittsburgh): Study Finds U.S. Is Becoming a No Vacation Nation, July 31, 2007
Boston Globe: For Some, Taking a Vacation Feels Like Work, July 29, 2007
Los Angeles Times:In the U.S., It's All Work and No Paid Play, July 16, 2007
In These Times: What Vacation Days?, June 18, 2007
Dallas Morning News: Feeling Overworked?, June 10, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times: More Vacation? It Really Works, May 30, 2007
CNNMoney.com (Reuters): Report: U.S. Lags in Vacation, May 16, 2007
Marketplace Radio (APM): Should America Work on Having More Vacation?, May 16, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune: Labor Unions Down, Not Out, April 21, 2007
Business Week (AP): As Industry Evolves, Labor Unions Adapt, March 23, 2007
Detroit News: More Blacks Losing Car Jobs, March 3, 2007
CBSNews.com (AP): Veto Threat Looms Over House Labor Bill, February 28, 2007
Kansas City Star: Unions Continue to Lose Members, January 30, 2007
Kansas City Star: Firings Foment Union Decline, January 16, 2007
International Herald Tribune (AP): Study: Increase in illegal firings of pro-union workers during organizing drives hampers labor, January 4, 2007
The Nation,Labor Rights Begin at Home, January 4, 2007
Contra Costa Times (CA): Rosy Labor Report Belies Job Seekers, December 13, 2006
Newsweek International: Europe: The Great Jobs Machine, November 20, 2006
Estrella (Spain): Europa Repunta, Op-Ed by Josep Borrell (President, European Parliament), November 16, 2006 (with Dean Baker)
Christian Science Monitor: Tax Cuts Do Work - But Only for a While, October 23, 2006
New York Times: Off the Charts: A Statistic That Shortens the Distance to Europe, September 30, 2006
Reuters: U.S. losing leg up over Europe on employment, September 26, 2006, En Español
Reuters: U.S. Poverty Undercounted in Job Surveys, Study Finds, August 24, 2006
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