AI Bots Take Lawyer Jobs

Amidst the worry about more robots taking more working class jobs, an AI bot has just taken a big step Continue reading →

April US Jobs Report

The good news: The US economy added 160,000 jobs in April. The bad news: Economists expected 202,000, which was already Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2016

Over 50 million Americans live in zip codes with over 55% unemployment. Only 11% of Americans, 4% of Europeans, and Continue reading →

Great Jobs Are Rare

For people with great jobs, great! Doesn’t everyone enjoy going to work? If not, it’s just an attitude problem. For Continue reading →

Good March US Jobs Report

With 215,000 new jobs, unemployment at 5%, job participation up to 63% (and note that unemployment + job participation don’t Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2016

The net worth of the twenty richest dropped from $899B to $827B because of the drop in oil and commodity Continue reading →

Old Jobs Fading

Hurrah! Job growth continues – but it is a new type of job growth. The increase in employment has been Continue reading →

February US Jobs

The good news: 242,000 Americans found jobs in February. Congratulations doing that in a short month. The bad news: wages Continue reading →