Posts Tagged ‘Neeta P. Fogg’
Jobs Report: STIM II, no STIM or Tax Cuts?
by Neeta P. Fogg and Paul E. Harrington
September 3, 2010
The monthly jobs report released today provided little comfort to those hoping for a strong turnaround in the job market over the next few months. Private-sector payroll employment levels in the nation increased by just 67,000 jobs between July and August. However, most of the gains in private sector employment came from health services (+28,000) ...
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Does a 4.5% Unemployment Rate Among College Grads Constitute “Full Employment”?
by Neeta P. Fogg and Paul E. Harrington
August 12, 2010
Last week, a banker asked us a thoughtful question about the relatively low unemployment rate among adult bachelor’s degree holders (25 years and older) we had written about in The New England Journal of Higher Education. Noting that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release this month shows those age 25 or older with ...
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Today’s Grim Jobs Report
by Neeta P. Fogg and Paul E. Harrington
August 6, 2010
June 2009 is seen by many as the end of the Great Recession. Strong growth in GDP following massive monetary and fiscal responses to the collapse in housing and financial markets meant that the economy was on the mend. Yet a year later, 1.1 million fewer people are working, and the unemployment rate is stuck ...
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Soft Factors Influence College Enrollment
by Neeta P. Fogg and Paul E. Harrington
June 4, 2010
Evidence about the role that “soft factors” like student engagement and school environment play in influencing whether high school students go on to enroll in college is hard to come by. Over the past two years, the Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) of Northeastern University, with support from ...
Read MoreTags: Labor Market Studies, Neeta P. Fogg, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Northeastern University, Paul E. Harrington, Rhode Island Board of Governors of Higher Education | No Comments
