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What Lies Behind Lost Jobs
May 2010 · Rick Berman · Chicago Tribune
America is still waiting for “the recovery,” hoping that one morning we’ll read a newspaper headline declaring that the problems of the last few years are behind us. The real recovery, however, is unlikely to be so tidy. While the stock market is up 65 percent from its low last year, millions of Americans are still unable to find a job. In Illinois, the unemployment rate is… -
Playing Video Games No Substitute For Teen Jobs
May 2010 · Michael Saltsman · Detroit News
Good news: your teens will have plenty of time to learn about Roman mythology this summer. The bad news is that they’ll do so by playing the ultraviolent videogame “God of War III.” They’ll need something to occupy their long, hot summer days, as getting a job is unlikely at best. A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that the unemployment rate for… -
Teenager Looking For Summer Work? Good Luck
May 2010 · Michael Saltsman · Buffalo News
The good news is that your teens will have plenty of time to learn about Roman mythology this summer. The bad news is that they’ll do so by playing the violent video game “God of War III.” They’ll need something to occupy their long, hot summer days, as getting a job is unlikely at best. A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the… -
Raising Minimum Wage Hurts Connecticut
January 2010 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · The Day
Friday, the first day of the New Year, Connecticut’s minimum wage increased to $8.25 per hour, making it the third highest in the nation and $1 more than the new federal rate. This increase – which passed after the state’s lawmakers overrode a veto by Gov. M. Jodi Rell in 2008 – comes at a particularly damaging time for the state’s entry-level work force. In passing the… -
Minimum Wage Doesn’t Help The Poor
December 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Waterbury Republican-American
Friday, Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase to $8.25 per hour, making it the third highest in the nation and $1 an hour higher than the new federal rate. This increase, which passed after lawmakers overrode a veto by Gov. M. Jodi Rell in 2008, comes at a particularly damaging time for the state’s entry-level work force. In passing the higher wage, well-intentioned politicians hoped this policy would… -
Maine’s High Minimum Wage May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
December 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Morning Sentinel
Health-care reform may be grabbing most of the headlines these days, but the unemployment crisis is the No. 1 issue for more than 15 million Americans looking for work. With the national jobless rate now in double digits, a growing consensus that the recession is over is cold comfort for families scraping by on savings and unemployment checks. Maine residents, who have seen their state unemployment rate…