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elisegould.bsky.social
The household survey is a useful read on the labor market for various demographic groups. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%, its highest since 2021. While a more volatile series, the data show high Black unemployment, holding steady at 7.5% in September, and 1.5 ppts higher than May.
#EconSky
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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elisegould.bsky.social
Finally, the first #JobsDay since the shutdown! The latest data out today is for September before the shutdown began on October 1.

Highlights:
- payroll employment up 119k for Sept while August change was revised down to below zero
- unemployment rate ticked up 3 months in a row to 4.4%

#EconSky
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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tderyugina.bsky.social
Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.

There's still time to sign! And please share.

#EconSky

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Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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darrickhamilton.bsky.social
Shout out and gratitude to our city comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social for his bravery and standing up for justice
June 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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benzipperer.org
The Trump Administration was more than twice as likely to fire Black and Hispanic or female scientists than it was to fire white or male scientists

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Bar graph from the linked Washington Post article with title "Women and minorities were removed at much higher rates" and subtitle "Scientists who serve on Boards of Scientific Counselors at NIH were fired in March"
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
jwickslim.bsky.social
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senator Heads to El Salvador Seeking Release of Wrongly Deported Man www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04... This is the kind of leadership we need; thank you Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland)!!
Trump Live Updates: Harvard Feud, El Salvador Deportations and Tariff News
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April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Grabbed at his appointment to become a citizen. Is this who we are? 😕🇺🇸
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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cwebbonline.com
My God.

ICE wrongfully arrested a man while his 5-year-old autistic child sat in the backseat—and shipped him off to an El Salvador prison. No due process. Now the Trump administration claims they can’t get him back.

How many more?

THIS NEEDS TO BE A BIGGER STORY.
April 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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mauricewfp.bsky.social
🪼🪼🪼 It’s jellyfish season in Delaware 🤔

Our champions stand on business when it comes to Elon and everything in between. Time for a real opposition party: @workingfamilies.org & @delawarewfp.bsky.social.
March 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
jwickslim.bsky.social
Deadline for submissions in one week -- April 1st!
neaecon.bsky.social National Economic Association @neaecon.bsky.social · Feb 26
We invite paper submissions for the 9th Annual Freedom and Justice Summer Conference, happening July 31 – August 2, 2025, in Puerto Rico!

Submission deadline is April 1.

Visit neaecon.org to learn more about topics of interest and conference details.

#NEAEcon #EconomicGrowth #EconomicDevelopment
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March 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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jschmittwdc.bsky.social
A serious look at tipping on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."

A key point: "If you really want to give relief to tipped workers...eliminate the submiimum wage [for tipped workers] and then your tip goes on top of that"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=89R9...
Tipping: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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March 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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metacoop.bsky.social
My work on the problems with no-tax-on-tips (and tipping generally) was featured on Last Week Tonight (@lastweektonight.com) yesterday. Kudos to John Oliver for explaining in far more entertaining fashion than I ever could. youtu.be/89R9ZxKaIOw?...
Tipping: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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March 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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neaecon.bsky.social
We invite paper submissions for the 9th Annual Freedom and Justice Summer Conference, happening July 31 – August 2, 2025, in Puerto Rico!

Submission deadline is April 1.

Visit neaecon.org to learn more about topics of interest and conference details.

#NEAEcon #EconomicGrowth #EconomicDevelopment
Network of African American Economists - National Economic Association
We are National Economic Association. We have a community of economist research. Join our membership program and our publications to read the latest issues.
neaecon.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social
This is a key point.

We just saw prices for food at home go up in today's CPI print and the Budget Resoultion is calling for huge cuts in nutrition assistance for low-income families.
(edited to correct typo - though I could use a hug)
brendanvduke.bsky.social Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · Feb 12
They are cutting nutrition assistance for low-income families who need help affording groceries (like, uh, eggs) by at least $220B while providing a tax cut for the 1 in 1,000 estates worth over ~$14 million per couple.
February 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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jschmittwdc.bsky.social
"the real problem with the federal government is that it is too small to properly secure the health, safety, and overall well-being...Cutting it further will make a bad situation worse."

--Algernon Austin (@a-austin.bsky.social) and Jordan Billings
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Line graph showing large decline in federal workers as a percent of all nonfarm workers 1940s to 2020s Year,% Federal 1946,4.5% 1947,3.4% 1948,3.2% 1949,3.4% 1950,3.3% 1951,4.0% 1952,4.1% 1953,3.8% 1954,3.6% 1955,3.5% 1956,3.4% 1957,3.3% 1958,3.4% 1959,3.3% 1960,3.3% 1961,3.3% 1962,3.3% 1963,3.3% 1964,3.2% 1965,3.1% 1966,3.1% 1967,3.2% 1968,3.1% 1969,3.1% 1970,3.0% 1971,2.9% 1972,2.9% 1973,2.7% 1974,2.7% 1975,2.8% 1976,2.8% 1977,2.7% 1978,2.6% 1979,2.5% 1980,2.6% 1981,2.5% 1982,2.5% 1983,2.5% 1984,2.4% 1985,2.3% 1986,2.3% 1987,2.2% 1988,2.2% 1989,2.1% 1990,2.2% 1991,2.1% 1992,2.1% 1993,2.0% 1994,1.9% 1995,1.8% 1996,1.7% 1997,1.6% 1998,1.5% 1999,1.5% 2000,1.5% 2001,1.4% 2002,1.5% 2003,1.5% 2004,1.5% 2005,1.5% 2006,1.4% 2007,1.4% 2008,1.5% 2009,1.6% 2010,1.8% 2011,1.7% 2012,1.6% 2013,1.6% 2014,1.5% 2015,1.5% 2016,1.5% 2017,1.5% 2018,1.5% 2019,1.5% 2020,1.6% 2021,1.6% 2022,1.5% 2023,1.5%
February 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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epi.org
After a 7 yr legal battle, Michigan is finally increasing its minimum wage & starting the phase out of the subminimum wage for tipped workers.

But lawmakers are trying to undermine the increases for tipped workers. EPI's S. Hickey will testify today to support eliminating the tipped minimum wage.
February 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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ceprdc.bsky.social
Millions trusted Trump to protect their healthcare. Now, families face losing coverage to pay for billionaires' tax cuts.

Why are they so comfortable devastating other people's lives? https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/10/nx-s1-5289001/trump-republicans-medicaid-proposals
February 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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trevondlogan.bsky.social
Citations in economics reflect scientific influence, elitism, and racial hierarchies about who is allowed to create influential knowledge. Especially bad for Black economists. Samuel Myers, Jr. has been researching this for years, and nice to see this new contribution. www.nber.org/papers/w33150
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 AM