October 21, 2024
Because President Lyndon Johnson asked for a shorthand look at economic happiness, we wound up with the Misery Index.
September 12, 2022
Recalling the Misery Index and concerns about inflation, we can ask whether economists believe that inflation or unemployment make us sadder.
January 10, 2021
Seemingly evident through a monthly report that states the jobless rate and job losses or gains, real unemployment figures can be hidden.
September 16, 2020
When we try to figure out the pandemic's economic outlook, we can ask economists which metrics they would select.
December 18, 2018
By looking at job openings, hires, and quit rates in the JOLT Summary, we can get some unemployment insight about tighter labor markets.
November 2, 2017
For all economic crises, some economists tell us, "This time it's different," while others disagree with their new solutions.
July 23, 2017
To decide the strength of our economic recovery since the Great Recession, we can use seven numbers or just one that might be most important.
March 11, 2015
Hearing the unemployment rate and jobs creation numbers, we should know the numbers weren't real because the BLS seasonally adjusted them.