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Commentary Work

Is the President Trumping the Recovery By Freezing Government Jobs?

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Report Social Insurance

A New Safety Net for An Era of Unstable Earnings

DENVER - SEPTEMBER 02: A job seeker (R), listens to a potential employer at a career fair on September 2, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Hundreds of unemployed and underemployed Coloradans turned out for the event to try and find work. The federal government will announce its monthly national unemployment figures on Friday. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Commentary Economics

Labor Market Still Far from Recovered Five Years after the Great Recession

**FILE**In this March 3, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Budget Committee. America's recession

Commentary Rediscovering Government

Three Lessons from Ben Bernanke’s Time at the Fed

American banknotes of various denominations

Commentary Economy & Jobs

Budget Deficits Shrinking at the Expense of Economic Recovery

Commentary Economy & Jobs

GOTD: A Rapidly Falling Labor Force Participation Rate