1. Back to Full Employment
(Matching tags: economy, recession, jobs, labor market, unemployment, recovery)

By the conventional “peak to trough” measure, the recession that began in December 2007 ended 18 months later, in June 2009. But you’d be hard-pressed to find much evidence of “recovery” in the labor market.  ...

2. JOLTS and Structural Unemployment
(Matching tags: economy, recession, jobs, unemployment, recovery)

Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The survey asks businesses questions about hirings, firings and layoffs, workers quitting, and the ...

3. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was a Missed Opportunity
(Matching tags: economy, recession, housing bubble, stimulus, recovery)

As part of Zócalo Public Square's "Up for Discussion" series, Dean Baker discussed the topic "Will the [American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009] eventually be remembered as a new “New Deal”?" — ...

4. Fear and Loathing in Port-au-Prince (and Beyond)
(Matching tags: contractors, relief coordination, haitian ngos, aid, public sector, recovery)

An article by Tate Watkins in The American Interest attempts to explain some of the reasons why, as the title puts it, Haiti’s rebuilding “is…taking so long?” Among the factors Watkins details are the ...

5. Home Sales Improve in January But Drag on Market Remains
(Matching tags: economy, jobs, housing, recovery)

The pending home sales index for January had the highest reading since April of 2010, when the first-time homebuyers tax credit expired. Sales in the South were especially strong, up by more than 10 percent ...