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‘Yikes’: Top investment bank looks under the hood of the economy and finds ‘the labor market doesn’t look that good’

Fortune
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, is quoted about the lack of economic data collection during the government shutdown.
‘Yikes’: Top investment bank looks under the hood of the economy and finds ‘the labor market doesn’t look that good’

Why Tesla And Rivian CEO Pay Deals May Sink $TSLA And $RIVN

Forbes
Comments from Brian Dunn, director of professional programs at ILR’s Institute for Compensation Studies, about Elon Musk and Tesla’s stock value are shared in this article.
Why Tesla And Rivian CEO Pay Deals May Sink $TSLA And $RIVN

With government jobs report delayed, what other data reveals about the economy

PBS
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, shares the bureau’s definition of employment and describes how the bureau gathers unemployment data.
With government jobs report delayed, what other data reveals about the economy