Getting Better All the Time? (Don’t Drown While Wading Through the Numbers…) The Jobs Report for December 2024

By Frank Stricker January 21, 2025 The number of non-farm jobs, which comes from employer reports, grew by 256,000 in December. That was more than expected. For the whole of 2024, the total number of non-farm jobs increased by 2.2 million or 1.4%. That percentage doesn’t look so great. In the household survey, the number… Read More Getting Better All the Time? (Don’t Drown While Wading Through the Numbers…) The Jobs Report for December 2024

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report for September 2024

By Frank Stricker October 10, 2024 Mainstream Views The BLS report for September was, in the mainstream view of things, pretty positive. Non-farm jobs gathered from employers’ reports increased by 254,000—the biggest increase in six months. In the household survey, the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a point in both August and September, and… Read More The Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report for September 2024

New Research Brief Shines Spotlight on Black Jobs Gap 

In June, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) published Unequal Employment: Black Jobs Gaps and Deficits By State, a great new research brief by Algernon Austin, CEPR’s Director for Race and Economic Justice. This is a great new tool for advocates and policymakers to understand the profound gaps in labor market conditions for Black… Read More New Research Brief Shines Spotlight on Black Jobs Gap