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Work in America: Why is Full Employment So Unfulfilling?

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Ken Dowell

Economists in the U.S. describe full employment as an unemployment rate that is between 4 and 6.4%. In October the unemployment rate was 4.1%. It had hovered around 5% throughout 2016. Depending on which economist’s definition of full employment you … Continue reading →

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Coding Our Future: Technology and Jobs

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Ken Dowell

While there is no question that technology disrupts the job market, the question of whether it creates or destroys more jobs has no clear answer. Continue reading →

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Coding Our Future: What Becomes of Work?

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Ken Dowell

After the march of the robots, what jobs are left? Continue reading →

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