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I'm an labor economics and policy reporter. This feed is what I’m working on and find interesting, though don’t necessarily endorse. eric.morath@wsj.com

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Joined September 2011
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  1. Dec 3

    The labor market is still healing, even if the U.S. health outcome continues to look worse. by

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  2. Dec 3

    Baby boomers. Women with children. Low-wage workers. The pandemic has pushed nearly 4 million Americans out of the labor market, and some economists fear many won’t come back. By

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  3. Nov 29

    The expanding gap signals Black Americans can expect to have a longer and slower recovery from the 2020 economic recession, regardless of their education level

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  4. Nov 28

    Florida voters’ approval of a $15 minimum wage is fueling the hopes of advocates who aim to pass similar measures in other states, by ⁦⁩

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  5. Nov 26

    Hawaii is seeking a balance in the holiday travel season: Allow enough visitors to help tourism-reliant businesses without causing a new Covid-19 wave By ⁦⁩

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  6. Nov 18

    The coronavirus destroyed jobs. It also created entrepreneurs. How some unemployed Americans are finding new ways to survive and even thrive in the covid economy. By ⁦⁩

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  7. Nov 15

    About 13 million unemployed Americans will lose benefits at the end of the year unless lawmakers can agree on a new pandemic relief bill. By ⁦⁩

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  8. Nov 13

    President-elect Joe Biden ran on an agenda he said would empower American workers, but his ability to follow through will be limited if the GOP retains control of the Senate.

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  9. Nov 12

    The ex-Labor Secretary used poor judgment, but didn’t commit professional misconduct, in his handling of Jeffrey Epstein when he was a top federal prosecutor in Florida. By

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  10. Nov 12

    The jockeying to become President-elect Biden’s labor secretary offers a window into the competing constituencies within the Democratic party that Mr. Biden will need to balance as he builds his Cabinet By &

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  11. Nov 6

    Job Gains Benefit Hispanic Men, While Women Lag Behind

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  12. Nov 6

    Hispanic men have almost caught up with white men in the jobs recovery, while women—especially minority women—have lagged behind

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  13. Nov 6

    Private-sector employers added jobs at at faster pace in October, beating economists' expectations. by

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  14. Nov 5

    The pace of the labor market recovery showed fresh signs of cooling last week, with new applications for unemployment benefits holding nearly steady as virus cases surged in several states. By

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  15. Nov 2

    On Tuesday, Florida could become the most right-leaning state to pass at $15 an hour minimum wage. via

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  16. Nov 1

    Florida voters could on Tuesday lift the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour from the current $8.56

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  17. Oct 19

    After 7 months without a gig, comedian recently got back on the stage. "Everyone says I should tell jokes about unemployed people,” he said. “But they don’t work.” He's 1 of 4 Cincinnatians making a comeback from the pandemic we profile.

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  18. Oct 19

    The South offers a stark example of what happens to an economy when coronavirus measures are less stringent: Unemployment rates are the lowest in the nation but the region has seen a bigger rise in virus infections and deaths    via

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  19. Oct 18

    A downtown cafe owner, a single mother, a comedian without bookings—how people in one city are navigating the economic upheaval.

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  20. Oct 9

    K Street firms and Sidwell Friends got PPP money fast while DC’s poorer and Blacker communities east of the Anacostia struggled to secure loans. Great story by ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩

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