Reducing Employment Growth
Original Report
One of the explanations for the “new normal” in employment growth is not deficient aggregate demand, but deficient labor force growth. The NYT article “Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many...
One of the explanations for the “new normal” in employment growth is not deficient aggregate demand, but deficient labor force growth. The NYT article “Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status” lays it out: … on Monday, about 350,000 T.P.S. recipients from Haiti and several other countries will lose their work permits […]
Glass House Analysis
Labor market conditions shape the lived experience of millions of working families. When jobs are plentiful, workers have leverage to demand better wages and conditions; when they're scarce, the balance of power shifts to employers. This dynamic plays out daily in kitchen tables across America, where families make decisions about whether to ask for a raise, change jobs, or accept less-than-ideal conditions out of necessity.
The implications extend beyond the immediate news cycle. Every economic development creates ripples that affect employment, prices, and opportunities in ways that may not be immediately visible but are deeply felt. By tracking these connections, we can better understand how the economy truly works—not as an abstract machine, but as a human system shaped by and shaping the lives of millions.
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