In 2017, I moved from Middlesex County, Massachusetts to Orange County, CA. The two counties are somewhat similar. Both are middle to upper middle class suburban counties, full of professionals, located just outside major cities.…

Two years ago, I posted a poem that appears at the end of a movie about actress and inventor Hedy Lamar. The poem was written by Kent M. Keith and Ms. Lamar liked reading it…

Women are paid 22.6% less than men with similar education and experience. Women doctors are paid 12% less than doctors who are men. Women nurses are paid 8% less than nurses who are men. Women…

A greater share of Americans filed for unemployment insurance in the week ending March 21 than in any prior week in American history, according to our analysis of news reports. Many states reported initial claims…

Policymakers often use the unemployment rate to trigger when to turn on or turn off financial assistance in economic downturns and recoveries. The unemployment rate, however, is a bad choice for a policy trigger in…

“I keep my surfaces as clean as possible, wipe down tables every day, and use sanitizer, but it becomes an expense, because the district doesn’t give us wipes or sanitizer for our classrooms,” Kristin Luebbert,…

Posted March 5, 2020 at 2:38 pm by Elise Gould What to watch on jobs day: Expected future impact of COVID-19 As COVID-19—commonly known as the coronavirus—continues to spread throughout the world, it is likely…

Photographer: Marco Korosec/Barcroft Media/Getty Images Photographer: Marco Korosec/Barcroft Media/Getty Images It’s impressive how well the U.S. economy has held up during the past year. As early as 2018, leading indicators were suggesting a heightened risk…