Senator Bernie Sanders is reportedly introducing legislation this week that establishes a program of governmentally provided full employment. Earlier this month, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand tweeted her ...

The U.S. expansion has put millions of people back to work and economists agree that the economy is now at or close to full employment. But what does that mean exactly? When economists talk about full ...

Bob Pollin, author of Back to Full Employment, begins a series examining whether full employment is possible and how to get there PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m ...

From its establishment in 1913, the Federal Reserve has had a clear dual mandate to minimize inflation and maximize employment.1 Over the last several decades, however, the Fed has overwhelmingly ...

How close is the U.S. to "full employment"? That's a crucial question for the Federal Reserve, and the answer plays a leading role in its decision about when to finally begin raising its policy ...

A man enters a Shoe Carnival store in Morton Grove, Ill. Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making ...

The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday, adjusting the federal funds rate to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest level in 22 years. Some economists predict that ...

Full employment used to be a much-cherished political mantra. Why does it seem to have disappeared from public debate? Today all politicians want to cut unemployment from its present high levels. But ...

Good things happen at full employment … really! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: There’s nothing better for what ails us than full employment, meaning a tight, tight matchup between job ...

The U.S. expansion has put millions of people back to work and economists agree that the economy is now at or close to full employment. But what does that mean exactly? When economists talk about full ...