The Washington Post | Chico Harlan
For 12 months in a row, the United States has added at least 200,000 jobs.
The New York Times | The Editorial Board
The bill will do little to help individuals while giving companies great leeway in determining how they collect, use and share personal data.
Pew Research Center | Pew Research Center
Majorities say that large banks, large corporations and the wealthy have been helped a great deal or a fair amount by government policies.
The Washington Post | Rick Noack
Could Americans earn more money and work less if they lived abroad?
Harvard Business Review | Kira Radinsky
Big data holds many other risks, the biggest of which might be the threat to free market competition.
The Guardian | Stephen Pritchard
Businesses can learn from the pioneering use of technology in sport.
Los Angeles Times | Tracy Lien
Thousands of Uber driver names and driver’s license numbers may be in the hands of an unauthorized third party due to a data breach.
The New York Times | Natasha Singer
Privacy advocates said the bill would give too much leeway to companies and not enough power to consumers.
The New York Times | Steve Cohen
There is a solution that can make college more accessible and affordable: tuition deferment.
The New York Times | Paul Krugman
Rising inequality isn’t about who has the knowledge; it’s about who has the power.
Republic 3.0 | Stuart Ridgway
Data generated by the U.S. government could help small businesses tap into overseas markets.
Pew Research Center | Sarah Goo
Respondents said communication skills were most important, followed by reading, math, teamwork, writing and logic.
Educational Testing Service | by Madeline J. Goodman, Anita M. Sands, Richard J. Coley
Growing inequality of opportunity affects both skills acquisition and outcomes for both current and future generations.
The Conversation | Thomas Kochan
Productivity may have surged but worker compensation has essentially flatlined.
McKinsey & Company | Michael Chui
Online learning has great potential to impact education-and unemployment-on a global scale.
The Washington Post | Jim Tankersley
Robots could be ripening as a political issue in time to snag a lead role in the economic debate of this campaign.
Salon | Elias Isquith
Former labor secretary describes why new free-trade behemoth shanks workers-and helps big corporation.
Al Jazeera America | Sean McElwee
The donor class opposes policies that favor the middle class and poor, and they have sway over our representatives.
McKinsey & Company | Tony D’Emidio, David Dorton, and Ewan Duncan
New digital upstarts are threatening the bottom lines, growth prospects, and even business models of traditional service providers.
The Washington Post | J.D. Harrison
In one area, the economy seems to be in serious trouble-and that’s entrepreneurship.
McKinsey & Company | Rik Kirkland
Former US treasury secretary Summers believes institutional reforms and significant investment are required to push the world economy forward.
The New York Times | Mark Bittman
It’s important that we look deeper, to the structure that underlies most decisions: the political economy.
Pew Research Center | Drew Desilver
While job openings have been increasing since the latter part of 2009, the pace accelerated markedly last year.
The Globe and Mail | Tavia Grant
In the next decade, almost a quarter of automated tasks will be performed by robots-up from 10 per cent today.
The Guardian | Z. Corbyn
Will robots cause unemployment or create new types of jobs and increased leisure time for humans? Expert opinion is divided.
Center for Global Business and Government | Matthew Slaughter and Matthew Rees
Uber’s current business model exemplifies how employment is evolving in what is commonly called the mobile economy.”
The New Yorker | James Surowiecki
Though unemployment has finally dipped below six per cent, real wages for most have barely budged since 2007.
NPR | Scott Neuman
The trend continues in a 12-month span of growth that saw at least 200,000 jobs added each month.
Pew Research Center | Drew Desilver
Why people are unemployed and how long they’ve been out of work can tell a lot about the state of the economy.
Fast Company | Ariel Schwartz
To get young people excited about your company, try being a better company.
Reuters | Roberta Rampton
The White House is working with bipartisan sponsors on a bill to protect data collected from students through educational apps.
The New York Times | Quentin Hardy
O’Reilly says the Internet of Things may be the most important online development yet.
The Washington Post | Catherine Rampell
Of the countries for which the OECD has published data, the United States did better than only two.
