Tag Archives: labor productivity

Payrolls Rising with Lower Labor Productivity

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Suddenly it looks like the U.S. economy isn’t stalling. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in April, and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.5 percent from 7.6 percent in March, reported the U.S. Bureau of … Continue reading →

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Ryan’s 19th Century Budget Plan

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Republican Paul Ryan’s 2011 budget plan is being trotted out by House Republicans once again. In spite of the sequester cuts and a declining budget deficit, Ryan wants to create even more economic austerity. Representative Ryan and House … Continue reading →

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Let’s Bring Back American Jobs

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It’s well-known that American job formation isn’t keeping up with economic growth, but not why. It’s mostly because corporations have been retaining more of their profits and sharing less with their employees, so that household incomes have … Continue reading →

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Third Quarter Growth Will Be Better

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We now know the reasons for this summer’s growth pause. The Japanese earthquake and Tsunami disrupted a fragile recovery at the same time as Europeans found out they had a fragile banking system. And several stimulus programs … Continue reading →

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More Jobs in 2011!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The jobs market is in full recovery mode this spring. March seems to be the month when shoppers begin to shop in earnest and employers are hiring again. Both the service and manufacturing sectors of the economy … Continue reading →

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Productivity Soaring–Where Are the Jobs?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs In spite of Mideast unrest (when was it restful?), and the massive snow job hitting most of the U.S. (the biggest storm of the century?) the output of goods and services continues to improve. Businesses through the fourth … Continue reading →

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The Jobs Are Coming

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The August unemployment report supported both sides of the stimulus debate. Democrats said it showed more stimulus was needed, while Republicans said employers were holding back because of too much government—too many regulations and a soaring deficit … Continue reading →

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What is the ‘New Normal’?

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly There has been much talk of late about the “new normal” of slower economic growth that we may see in coming decades. It is defined by bond trader PIMCO’s Bill Gross as what he calls declining global … Continue reading →

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May Employment Shows Sustainable Recovery

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The headline number for payrolls in May was disappointing, according to the media, because of anemic growth in the private sector. But in fact it is leading to a more sustainable recovery. Most were temp help workers … Continue reading →

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