After an August jobs report that yielded better-than-expected results for American workers, economists have a much sunnier outlook on unemployment through the end of the year. But that optimism isn’t trickling into the rest of their economic forecasts — i

  By NB  Nov 14, 2021

Is the economy finally starting to rebound? Based on the headline numbers from the August jobs report, things sure look that way. The report shows that the economy added 1.4 million jobs in August, and the unemployment rate fell below 10 percent for the f

  By NB  Nov 14, 2021

Graphics by Jasmine Mithani Once we find a COVID-19 vaccine, our lives can return to normal, right? Economists don’t think so. Even if the vast majority of the population become immune to the coronavirus tomorrow, leading economists think it could take si

  By NB  Nov 14, 2021

The final jobs report before the presidential election is here. In September, 661,000 more people were employed than in August, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent. That’s a slight — but not huge — improvement over last month, when t

  By NB  Nov 14, 2021