Archive 2018

2018 Volume Issue 1

Employment Expansion – here come the jobs!

2018 Volume Issue 2

China and the US: Trade Deficit (Current Account Deficit) or the Balance of Payments and the Law of Two Prices

2018 Volume Issue 3

The Employment Picture July 2018: The economy continues to grow jobs well beyond the expectations of the conventional wisdom crowd For the twenty-one-year period from 1988 through 2008, the Labor Force Participation Rate averaged 66.5%. While the current Labor Force Participation Rate of 62.9% in July 2018 has improved from its low of 62.3% in September 2015, it is well off the previous level leading up to the recession ten years ago.