Story of the Week: Record Number of Job Openings, but Hiring Slower Than Expected

Story of the Week / June 10th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 9.3 million job openings this week, the highest amount since it began tracking the number in 2000 and a good sign for the economy's COVID-19 recovery. Despite this, hiring is lagging behind; the economy added 559,000 jobs in May , more than double...
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Story Of The Week, Economy And Jobs, Unemployment, Labor, Coronavirus Recovery

Surveys Show Republican Voters Actually Support Increasing the Minimum Wage, Just Not to $15/Hour

News / April 1st, 2021 / By Bella Jasper

U.S. Congress will consider a $15 minimum wage for the second time soon. Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats want to more than double the minimum hourly wage from its current level of $7.25. Although Democrats have this policy goal, survey data (see below) show that the majority of...
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Economy And Jobs, Labor, US Congress, Minimum Wage, Bridging Divides, Polarization, Democratic Party, Republican Party, United News Roundup

Media Bias Alert: Left and Right Coverage on Minimum Wage Bump Differs

News / January 27th, 2021 / By Joseph Ratliff

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” -Mark Twain On Tuesday, Democrats in Congress reintroduced a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. Slanted coverage soon followed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AllSides (@...
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Media Bias, Media Industry, The Guardian, Fox News, Bias By Omission, Minimum Wage, Democratic Party, Labor, Business, CBO, Economy And Jobs, Economic Policy