Jobs Numbers

The teacher shortage problem has been going on for 50 years. Why are so few entering the profession? The teacher shortage problem has been going on for 50 years. Why are so few entering the profession?

On World Teachers’ Day, Grid takes a look at the numbers behind one of America’s biggest education challenges: finding professionals to run the classroom.

Anna Deen, Data Visualization Reporter

October 5, 2022

Pay transparency laws might be headed to your state. Here’s how they’re working so farPay transparency laws might be headed to your state. Here’s how they’re working so far

Knowing how much your co-workers make has its advantages, experts say. But there could also be a downside.

Christian Thorsberg, Reporter

September 13, 2022

America added 528,000 jobs in July, keeping the labor market hot — and employers are asking, ‘What recession?’America added 528,000 jobs in July, keeping the labor market hot — and employers are asking, ‘What recession?’

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers added 528,000 new jobs in July, more than twice what economists had forecast.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter

August 5, 2022

No, a million more men than women didn’t enter the labor force: Explaining the January 2022 jobs reportNo, a million more men than women didn’t enter the labor force: Explaining the January 2022 jobs report

What a viral chart about women in the labor force teaches us about economic statistics.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter

February 9, 2022