American Quote by Janet Yellen

The pace of increases in labor compensation provides another possible indicator, albeit an imperfect one, of the degree of labor market slack.

— Janet Yellen

“America experienced its first oil shock. Within days of the cutoff, oil prices rose from $2.90 to $11.65 a barrel; gasoline prices soared from…

— Albert Marrin

“Rising demand for oil exposed Europe, and later America, to oil shocks - serious interruptions in supply. Like a pebble tossed into a pond,…

— Albert Marrin

Private sector labor market flows provide additional indications of the strength of the labor market. For example, the quits rate has tended to be…

— Janet Yellen

If you and your skills are a complement to the computer, your wage and labor market prospects are likely to be cheery. If your…

— Tyler Cowen

We're finding that very well-educated people, people who have done everything right, are behind, really behind. And they are hoping they can stay in…

— Teresa Ghilarducci

Less than 8 percent of private sector workers belonged to a union in 2004, and, overall, only 12.5 percent of American workers carry a…

— Linda Chavez

Apparently, union bosses are so distraught about declining enrollments they will stoop to exploiting illegal workers. There is no doubt that this would hurt…

— Lamar S. Smith

Most mothers entering the labor market outside the home are naive. They stagger home each evening, holding mail in their teeth, the cleaning over…

— Erma Bombeck

“One way is to do some research and find out how long the job has been posted. In a good labor market, a job…

— Bill Burnett

“The problem, he said, wasn’t going to solve itself: “[T]oo many people are coming into the labor market and too many machines are throwing…

— Martin Ford

Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.

— Alan Bersin