In testimony before Congress’s Joint Economic Committee today, Treasury Assistant Secretary Alan Krueger provides further evidence that small employers have been particularly hard hit by the financial crisis and economic downturn. Using research data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data (known as the JOLTS data), Alan found that [...]
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Jobs Rebounding Faster at Large Employers
Posted in Data, Economy, Macroeconomics, tagged jobs, Macro on May 5, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tracking the Stimulus: Update
Posted in Budget, Data, Economy, Macroeconomics, tagged Budget, Data, Macro, Stimulus on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Good news: The Recovery.gov website now includes information about the tax components of the stimulus, not just the spending components: According to the chart, an estimated $62.5 billion made its way out the door in tax reductions through the end of August. The corresponding spending data indicate that $88.8 billion in federal spending made its [...]
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