Unemployment

New economic research refutes a spurious argument made by anti-immigrant activists.

• By Tom Jacobs

The move was widely expected due to the strengthening economy and low unemployment.

• By Dwyer Gunn

An expert explains what's going on, and why you should care.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Malcolm Harris' new book argues that grim realities are behind the hand-wringing press about Gen Y.

• By Elizabeth King

For Labor Day, a selection of our most recent stories on the American worker.

• By Varun Nayar

In an age of employment uncertainty and a growing income gap, urban America needs to find new ways to infuse equity into the equation.

• By Brooks Rainwater

New research finds high jobless rates raise adolescents' stress levels, making it less likely they enroll in college.

• By Tom Jacobs

Residents throw stones during clashes with riot police in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 8th, 2017, following a demonstration over land grabbing, housing, and unemployment in the area.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

• By Edward Skidelsky

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

• By Calvin Sims

With Baby Boomers retiring, our focus should be on giving workers choice and agency—even if that means fewer full-time workers.

• By Livia Gershon

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

• By Sharan Burrow

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

• By Paul Saffo

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

• By Dean Baker

Only nine percent of 15-year-olds in the U.S. demonstrate the type of financial competency necessary to make informed decisions.

• By Terri Friedline

Economic research suggests that raising the minimum wage doesn't automatically lead to a decline in employment.

• By Jared Keller

Federal and state lawmakers have been quick to respond to law enforcement's targeting of unarmed black men by slapping body cameras on cops. But we've ignored another solution: fighting poverty and high unemployment of African Americans.

• By Charles D. Ellison

A study from Britain links poor self-control in childhood with adult unemployment.

• By Tom Jacobs

A look at how marriage, co-habitation, domestic violence, and birth rates were influenced by the economic struggles of the 2000s.

• By Philip N. Cohen

It’s time to rethink the relationship between employers and employees.

• By Kyle Chayka

Lawmakers in 10 states and over 50 cities have already enacted Ban the Box policies, eliminating the check-box that asks about an applicant’s criminal record. It's time for Congress to follow suit.

• By Emily Wang

A new NEA report suggests more than a quarter-million Americans have a side job as an artist or musician.

• By Tom Jacobs

In Germany, a country that can't produce the talent or children it needs, the unemployed are in very high demand.

• By Jim Russell

A new study finds Finnish men who suffered long periods of unemployment were more likely to possess a genetic marker indicating premature aging.

• By Tom Jacobs