Kate Bahn
@lipstickecon.bsky.social
Pro-worker/anti-work labor economist, Chief Economist and SVP of Research at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Hampshire College and NSSR alum, cat person.
Reposted by Kate Bahn
In sum,
1. Labor markets remarkably strong & stable to now.
2. Mixed signals today: jobs 💪, avg hours steady, wages soft
3. If employers judge tariffs'll persist, this likely turns worse. Report'd mark the moment just before POTUS steered us away from soft landing into stagflationary ditch.
1. Labor markets remarkably strong & stable to now.
2. Mixed signals today: jobs 💪, avg hours steady, wages soft
3. If employers judge tariffs'll persist, this likely turns worse. Report'd mark the moment just before POTUS steered us away from soft landing into stagflationary ditch.
April 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In sum,
1. Labor markets remarkably strong & stable to now.
2. Mixed signals today: jobs 💪, avg hours steady, wages soft
3. If employers judge tariffs'll persist, this likely turns worse. Report'd mark the moment just before POTUS steered us away from soft landing into stagflationary ditch.
1. Labor markets remarkably strong & stable to now.
2. Mixed signals today: jobs 💪, avg hours steady, wages soft
3. If employers judge tariffs'll persist, this likely turns worse. Report'd mark the moment just before POTUS steered us away from soft landing into stagflationary ditch.
Yes! Hope to see you there and introduce my daughter Louise to all my favorite feminist economists.
April 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Yes! Hope to see you there and introduce my daughter Louise to all my favorite feminist economists.