Author: Charles Bell

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Gig is Up Act to End Exploitation of Gig Workers

On April 15, 2025, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Gig Is Up Act, which would push companies to treat gig workers fairly. The bill would require companies with at least $100 million in revenues, and that employ at least 10,000 independent contractors, to pay for both the employer’s and the worker’s payroll tax contributions to Social… Read More Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Gig is Up Act to End Exploitation of Gig Workers

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(Mostly) Useful Government Numbers About Poverty, Jobs, and Unemployment, including the Latest Employment Report for February 2024    

By Frank Stricker A Failed Number             Does the Federal Government regularly publish estimates of what a reasonably comfortable living standard would be for an average household? There must be something somewhere. A government agency does publish poverty lines–aka, poverty thresholds–and its experts tell us how many people fall below… Read More (Mostly) Useful Government Numbers About Poverty, Jobs, and Unemployment, including the Latest Employment Report for February 2024    

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Getting Better All the Time? The Labor Report for January of ’24

by Frank Stricker The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report on jobs and unemployment for January was mostly positive.  It continues a string of generally upbeat reports over the last two years. Official unemployment stayed under 4% for the 23rd month in a row. It was 3.7%. The Hispanic rate was still high at 5% and… Read More Getting Better All the Time? The Labor Report for January of ’24

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