Gary Burtless
Good for America, as far as it went
...because he believes the multiplier on tax changes is higher than that on spending changes. But as Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institution points out, more than half the stimulus...
Jobless rate unchanged at 9.7% last month
...past 26 months. "The job market appears to be on the mend, even though it's a fairly slow process," said Gary Burtless, a former Labor Department economist and now senior fellow at the...
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Unemployment rate stays steady, despite snowstorms
...past 26 months. "The job market appears to be on the mend, even though it's a fairly slow process," said Gary Burtless, a former Labor Department economist and now senior fellow at the...
Unemployed Keep Busy, But Weeks Becoming Months
...ask themselves when they look at these applications is why has this person been unemployed so long," says Gary Burtless, a labor economist at the Brookings Institution. But with 6...
"The job market appears to be on the mend, even though it's a fairly slow process," said Gary Burtless, a former Labor Department economist and now senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
Jobless rate unchanged at 9.7% last month Charlotte Observer | 1 week ago
Unemployment rate: 9.7 percent. Underemployment: far higher.
...you won't see things improve. " "It's very tough to predict these things," says Burtless of Brookings. "But I've now lived through enough business cycles that I know at the depth of the...
Unemployment rate stays at 9.7% despite challenges last month
...26 months. "The job market appears to be on the mend even though it's a fairly slow process," said Gary Burtless, a former Labor Department economist and now senior fellow at the...
Senate's jobs bill has a few problems
...fill anyway. "The biggest subsidy is going to go to the firms with the biggest turnover every year," says Gary Burtless, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. "Is that really the...
Jobless rate would be worse without economic stimulus
...number of jobs need to be created every month simply to hold the unemployment rate stable," said Gary Burtless, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution.
Future Of Senate's 'Bipartisan' Jobs Bill Looks Shaky
...they don't really have any more people on their payroll on Dec. 31 than they would have in the absence of the tax credit," said Gary Burtless, a jobs economist at the Brookings Institution.
Mixed jobless report shows slow stabilization: analysts (AFP)
...to remain muted and the economic recovery is still subdued." Brookings Institution senior fellow Gary Burtless said the drop in the jobless rate was "heartening news" and "cannot be...
Latest jobless data are mixed but contain some 'good news'
...quickly enough to begin making a dent in the vast ranks of the jobless. "This is good news," said Gary Burtless, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. "This isn't people...
Drop in unemployment rate shows signs of an economic reprieve
...quickly enough to begin making a dent in the vast ranks of the jobless. "This is good news," said Gary Burtless, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. "This isn't people...
