41. Does Private Equity Save Jobs in Tough Times?
(Matching tags: economy, jobs, private equity)

... firms. Private equity, he argues, saves jobs. Farley makes two points to support his claim. First, he notes that PE-owned firms are no more likely than other companies with similar credit ratings to ...

42. Labor Market Policy Research Reports May 18 - 25, 2012
(Matching tags: health care, recession, jobs, labor market, unemployment, unions, paid time off)

The following are the latest labor market policy research reports from the past week. Center for Economic Policy and Research Size and Characteristics of States’ Union Workforces John Schmitt and ...

43. Should We Cut Cancer Research to Pay for More Bombers?
(Matching tags: economy, recession, jobs, unemployment, defense, budget)

... capacity. While it would be great if the private sector would fill the gap, hiring the government workers who lose their jobs, there is no reason to think this would be the case. Businesses hire people ...

44. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, April 30 – May 4, 2012
(Matching tags: health care, economy, jobs, labor market, unemployment, education, taxes, minimum wage, gender, social services, public sector workers)

Here is this week's roundup of labor-market policy research reports: Center for American Progress Women and Obamacare: What’s at Stake for Women if the Supreme Court Strikes Down the Affordable Care ...

45. April Jobs Numbers Continue Slowing Trend
(Matching tags: economy, jobs, unemployment)

The economy added 115,000 jobs in April, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment report. While the March number was revised up to 154,000, the 135,000 two-month average is well below ...

46. Growth in GDP Falls to 2.2 Percent in First Quarter
(Matching tags: economy, recession, jobs, GDP, government spending)

Growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell to 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis' latest report. GDP had increased at a 3.0 percent annualized rate ...

47. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, March 26 – 30, 2012
(Matching tags: health care, jobs, housing, labor market, medicare, taxes, minimum wage, budget, medicaid)

Here’s a roundup of the labor market research reports released this past week: Center for American Progress Insourcing: How Bringing Back Essential Federal Jobs Can Save Taxpayer Dollars and Improve ...

48. Jobs Day
(Matching tags: economy, jobs, unemployment)

... much to job growth and the decline in the overall unemployment rate. I was struck by these lines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics summary of today’s jobs report: The number of long-term ...

49. And the Struggle Continues…
(Matching tags: economy, jobs, unemployment)

Here at CEPR we like to fight for the underdog, so as economic blogs are all aflutter over the recent string of positive numbers, we’d like to remind you that for many, the struggle continues. Since our ...

50. CEPR News February 2012
(Matching tags: jobs, inequality, Haiti, work sharing, paid family leave, minimum wage, Greece, private equity)

The following highlights CEPR's latest research, publications, events and much more. CEPR on Greece Two days after the Greek government and European authorities announced a new €130 billion bail-out ...