Long hot summer ahead

Matt McDonald — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:12:55 GMT

The U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, continuing a downward trend since winter that is leaving the strength of the job market in serious doubt.

Another spring slump for jobs

Matt McDonald — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:51:36 GMT

Another winter of hope, another spring of disappointment.

Hiring is about which way the wind blows

Matt McDonald — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:16:36 GMT

A new economic discipline seems to have emerged over the past several months: econometeorology, the explanation of the economy through weather patterns.

Jobs Preview 2012: The Year of the Missing Worker

Matt McDonald — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:24:55 GMT

Despite today's optimistic job numbers, Hamilton Place Strategies says while there is still time for economic growth to improve in 2012, the large number of people waiting to reenter the workforce makes it is exceedingly unlikely that the unemployment rate will drop below the politically important 8 percent level by Election Day.

Where Are The Workers?

Matt McDonald — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:51:29 GMT

We have seen theglimpse of a jobs recovery over the past several weeks. Unemploymentclaims have continued to fall below the key 400,000 level, with the most recent4-week rolling average at 373,000. Likewise, the ADP payroll estimatecame in at a robust 325,000 new jobs for December.