Day archives: February 4th, 2012

The Marriage Gap: The Impact of Economic and Technological Change on Marriage Rates

Brookings: The Marriage Gap: The Impact of Economic and Technological Change on Marriage Rates, Michael Greenstone, Director, The Hamilton Project, and Senior Fellow, Economic Studies; Adam Looney, Policy Director, The Hamilton Project, and Senior Fellow, Economic Studies “Today’s employment report provided hopeful signals that momentum is continuing to develop in the labor market. The unemployment …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

WSJ Infographic on Historical U.S. Unemployment

Historical U.S. Unemployment: “Whenever the unemployment rate drops, economically savvy observers know to ask a key question: What happened to the employment-population ratio? Under the government’s definitions, people only count as unemployed when they’re actively looking for work. So when the unemployment rate drops, it could mean that unemployed people found jobs, or it could …

Subjects: Government Documents