http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/jobs-and-labor-policy.xmlJobs and Labor Policy - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {63F0FED8-AA8B-4770-8EED-C5B2A5EB4003}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/testimony/2012/02/testimony-on-attempting-to-bolster-the-economyTestimony before the Joint Economic Committee United States Congress on the effectiveness of extending UI benefits.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:00 -0500{8803FBBF-6199-4785-90C7-18A5B48D0E6A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/heritage-employment-report-january-jobsIt looks like the labor market recovery is strengthening. Unfortunately, the recovery is still too weak for where it should be.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:14:00 -0500{27029FCB-4005-4437-9182-4E1CB9521EAE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/governments-proper-role-in-creating-jobs-top-five-actions-to-takeCongress should take promptly five actions to get government out of the way of private sector job-creation: enact the New Flat Tax, free America’s energy markets, support free trade through international negotiation, halt unwarranted overregulation of markets, and repeal the government’s labor price-fixing for federal construction.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:26:00 -0500{DA5B9598-DB11-48B7-8F81-8A6E01BABB3E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/obamas-insourcing-agenda-would-hurt-economy-and-cost-jobsThe President’s call to tax more heavily U.S. businesses operating abroad would move in exactly the wrong direction.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:28:00 -0500{3A2F6D25-6399-408A-B159-93649DD4BC0B}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/official-time-of-federal-employeesOfficial time effectively subsidizes government unions with taxpayer dollars.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{22216F1E-F201-4B98-9EED-28DC818157BB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/impact-of-financial-transactions-tax-on-the-economy-and-jobsA financial transactions tax has always struggled to gain traction with Congress in the past, and that should remain the case.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:09:00 -0500{5B648A0F-3D92-43E5-8615-55462C0BB9C4}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/employment-report-unemployment-rate-falls-as-labor-market-improvesIn December, the labor market continued its improvement and the unemployment rate fell again. Unfortunately, the growth is still very slow and tenuous.Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:52:00 -0500{048C6AD1-AB6B-4E25-9ED0-79DDBDBEF5BB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/12/november-2011-jobs-employment-reportThe November 2011 jobs report contains some good news, although it is likely the sharp drop in the unemployment rate is more of a blip than a new low.Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:28:00 -0500{18889911-363A-47A2-8FDF-67A8EC0F222F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/high-unemployment-reduced-job-creation-not-layoffsReduced job creation explains high unemployment. If job creation had returned to normal levels after the recession, employment would have fully recovered. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:32:00 -0500{F8F0BC19-0CEE-4DDA-AEEB-B27E9B90A521}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/jobs-unemployment-and-regulation-the-mass-layoff-fallacyWidely cited statistics on layoffs have little to do with the primary cause of joblessness in the U.S. economy: the lack of job creation.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:18:00 -0500{C83B5F3B-DAAB-4434-A378-0EB55B8C0AB0}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/unintended-consequences-allowing-the-unemployed-to-sue-would-destroy-jobsGiven that combating long-term unemployment is the goal of the FEOA’s supporters, it is difficult to see how the bill would help more workers find jobs. In fact, as employers struggle to avoid lawsuits and rising legal costs, hiring might actually decrease—further evidence that good intentions cannot overcome the law of unintended consequences.Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:37:00 -0500{F6722ABC-C853-4C16-B145-D15AF8E296F5}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/right-to-work-increases-jobs-and-choicesStates can and should reduce unemployment by becoming right-to-work.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:44:00 -0500{46233531-F0CC-4F34-B6C7-EF092A6BB7D1}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/heritage-employment-report-october-jobs-numbers-slowly-riseThe labor market is adding jobs and holding steady, but it is not improving fast enough to make up for the depths of the great recession.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:33:00 -0400{DB716F14-232F-4C5C-9D72-D9F8961480D8}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/11/sherk-fbn-11-4-11James Sherk discusses unemployment.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0400{54593395-3FEB-42A6-B3C5-5A2273D6F369}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/10/obamacare-will-price-less-skilled-workers-out-of-full-time-jobsThe weak economy has made it very difficult for unskilled individuals to find work. Obamacare will make it even more difficult.Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:19:00 -0400{CF210642-46ED-4118-9E10-182B752A987F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/10/sluggish-september-jobs-reportThe September jobs report contained a few hopeful indicators, but these mostly represented statistical corrections from previous decreases.Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:10:00 -0400{D6BB1404-9CAE-45C6-B05D-1A6DF9A93924}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/audio/2011/10/istook872-who-blocks-obamaIstook Senate Democrat Leader blocked Obamas jobs billWed, 05 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400{28333318-4040-407B-AE5E-3FA3FF2E480F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/10/would-another-repatriation-tax-holiday-create-jobsU.S. companies that own foreign subsidiaries pay taxes abroad—and they often pay taxes again when the companies bring the earnings home—known as repatriation. This double taxation naturally hurts competitiveness at home and abroad, and encourages U.S. companies to leave these earnings abroad. A proposal to reduce the U.S. tax on profits previously earned—a repatriation tax holiday—is gaining momentum in Congress. This sequel to a similar 2004 holiday would, like its predecessor, have a minuscule effect on domestic investment and thus have a minuscule effect on the U.S. economy and job creation. Heritage Foundation tax policy experts J.D. Foster and Curtis Dubay explain why this tax cut would not be a step toward the sound policy of territoriality, and suggest a more useful step toward territoriality and fundamental reform that would strengthen U.S. competitiveness at home and abroad.Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:35:00 -0400{3BD6A978-1B6C-4E9F-976C-BF3A3160C1AB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/09/congress-should-repeal-or-fix-section-404-of-the-sarbanes-oxley-act-to-help-create-jobsThe government should promptly review the vast increase in government regulation of the economy that has occurred in recent decades and modify or repeal the statutes and override regulations that discourage the private sector from creating jobs.Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:12:00 -0400{5ACE841B-1A8B-4CC0-8B7E-A2D5E4F09BF4}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/09/youve-got-no-mail-is-the-end-near-for-the-postal-servicePolicymakers should remove barriers that are hindering USPS’s efforts to adjust to the new digital world.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:19:00 -0400