Defying Delta: A Preview of the August Jobs Report
We expect the forthcoming jobs report, due for release on September 3, 2021, to show that the economy continued to add jobs at a rapid pace in August, defying Covid-19 Delta variant outbreaks across the
The Jobs Recovery Accelerated and Broadened in June
According to the latest jobs report, the economy added 850K jobs in June, 2021, soundly beating economists’ consensus predictions of around 650K. After readings of 269K job gains in April and 583K in May, June’s
What to Watch in the June Jobs Report
Predictions Will we see job market fireworks before the 4th of July? It is quite possible, given the dramatic improvements in high-frequency indicators of economic activity over the last month. We expect to see a
Mother’s Day 2021 and the State of Motherhood
This Mother’s Day, I’ll be counting my blessings. During the Coronavirus pandemic, I kept my job. I was able to work from home. My employer tolerated—and even welcomed—the interruptions of my young children, whose Los