Labour economics

Big Macs provide good glimpse of global economy

Orley Ashenfelter is a professor at Princeton University and the author of the Big Mac Index, a measurement of a nation's wealth based on the average wages of a McDonald's employee over the cost of a Big Mac. For example, McDonald's employees in poorer countries would not be able to afford the food they serve.

Big Macs provide good glimpse of global economy
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How population affects unemployment

How population affects unemployment

Top of the Hour: New Jobs Numbers, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: New Jobs Numbers, Morning Headlines
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Unemployment Numbers Rise as Hiring Slows

Unemployment Numbers Rise as Hiring Slows

The equality recession

The equality recession

The real unemployment rate

An unemployment rate of 9.6 percent in America may sound bad, but it doesn't include millions of discouraged American workers.

The real unemployment rate
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What new unemployment numbers say about the economic recovery

We get analysis of the new unemployment numbers from New York Times correspondent Floyd Norris and Elizabeth Williamson, White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.

What new unemployment numbers say about the economic recovery