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BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Kiss It Good-Bye More demand and smaller productivity gains will boost payrolls.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Jobs Recovery, Yes. A Hiring Boom, No. Intense cost pressures and weak pricing will keep payrolls from surging
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: Why the Earnings Forecast Is Upbeat With productivity skyrocketing and labor costs plunging, profits will post strong growth in coming quarters now that demand is beginning to turn up.
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Deja Vu All over Again But unlike the early '90s, hiring now will take longer to turn around
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Productivity Isn't The Villain -- It's The Hero While some may blame increased productivity for a loss of jobs, productivity will ultimately make things better for everyone.
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: Greater Expectations for Second-Half GDP Growth Economists are raising their second-half forecasts to 2% to 3%, a pace that would increase the chances for a sustainable economic recovery.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Job Market Is Stronger Than It Looks Growth in other employment measures belies the weak payroll numbers
BusinessWeek October 15, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outloook: The Waning Threat of Deflation The recovery is starting to reverse many trends putting downward pressure on prices and wages, paving the way for the Fed to begin tightening in 2010
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth That is Just Good Enough Despite a weak November, the labor market is giving a boost to the economy. November's hiring gains, while soft, were widespread across the economy.
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: One Big Reason To Expect A Decent Year For Jobs Companies can no longer meet demand with existing forces.
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S: Can Productivity Keep Up The Good Work? U.S. productivity must stay on track with pay gains to hold inflation at bay.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Gary S. Becker	The Productivity Boom Is Just Warming Up In the past, productivity almost always fell during recessions because both labor and capital were underutilized as output sagged. But the apparent paradox of the past few years is that labor productivity has grown even more rapidly since 2000 than in the '90s.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: A Surprising Third-Quarter Pickup GDP is expected to show healthy growth -- and a broad rebound in demand is a key reason. That, plus exceptionally lean inventories, points to a continued upturn well into 2010.
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Strong Labor Markets Put The Fed On The Spot Weak productivity and rising labor costs could force more rate hikes.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: This Time, Fed Tightening Shouldn't Make You Tense With jobs strong and inflation low, the economy is in fine shape
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Low Unemployment Raises An Old Inflation Debate Should the Federal Reserve keep hiking rates in the face of a tighter labor market?
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: Why Inflation Fears Are Unfounded The Fed will have plenty of time to reverse its huge stimulus, as unused labor and production capacity prevent price pressures from building.
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 James C. Cooper	So Where Are The Jobs? They're On The Way Are things really as bad as the latest employment data imply? Probably not. The fact is, the recent payroll data are giving the wrong impression of the strength of the labor markets. It has happened before, especially during the early stages of the recovery from the 1990-91 recession.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation.
BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 James C. Cooper	The Fed May Not Have Long To Catch Its Breath The trend in labor costs suggests it might need to resume hiking rates.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Miller & Coy	The Power Of Productivity: Why This Recovery Will Roll On The economy is in a sweet spot that should keep inflation at bay for some time.
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Doubts About The Productivity Slowdown What's the Federal Reserve to do about widely differing measures of productivity?
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Those Soft Job Numbers: Cause For Alarm? Probably not -- business is still spending, and not all the data are so gloomy
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Robert J. Barro	The Stubborn Jobless Rate: Puzzling, but Far from Scary The Dems say the labor market is the worst since the Depression. But the drop in jobs has been milder than in many other recessions.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: A Second-Half Recovery Could Be Fleeting Output may rise to slow inventory depletion, but gains won't be sustainable without stronger consumer spending. Trouble is, job markets remain weak.
Job Journal September 5, 2010 John Challenger	Career Pros: Job Market Recovery is Stronger Than Many Think Compared to previous recessions, the job market is recovering quickly.
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Speed Bumps On The Road To More Jobs American businesses face powerful reasons not to hire
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S. Labor Markets: The Truth About Worker Pay Just how big is the squeeze on the pay of American workers? The answer is not as clear-cut as the polarized views of each political camp would lead you to believe.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S: A Tempest In Employment's Teacup? The recent lackluster job numbers may be saying more about the weather than the economy. Here's who softened September's job numbers: Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	Ready to Say "Help Wanted"? Surging demand should spur a second-half spike in hiring.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Job Markets Will Decide The Fed's Next Move The low jobless rate, despite slower growth, heightens the inflation threat.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: Some Glimmers in the Profits Outlook The stock market has lurched upward on signs that recovery could come sooner and stronger than thought. But the rally's sustainability will depend on earnings.
BusinessWeek December 3, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: Consumers Are Opening Their Wallets Again Despite weak labor markets, heavy debt, and low confidence, U.S. households have already begun to spend, especially on services
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Oh, What A Difference A Month Can Make With the March jobs report, the economy looks a lot stronger than expected
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Peter Coy	Jobs: The Turning Point Is Here It will take many months for the Great American Job Machine to fully crank up. But robust demand has oiled the gears, and the hum you hear is getting louder.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Productivity Productivity figures released by the BLS provide a rare look at the quality of economic activity within the economy. Keeping track of changes in productivity levels can give you an indication of the sustainability of economic growth that other types of economic data can't duplicate.
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: An Economy This Warm Won't Cool On Its Own Robust growth may require the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates into 2006.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 James C. Cooper	Labor Is Keeping The Economy In Fighting Trim The job market looks healthy enough to power a strong second half.
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Virtuous Cycle Is Finally Kicking In As the recovery takes hold, GDP growth may hit levels not seen since 2000.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Creation Isn't A Problem, But Oil Might Be Job growth is positive but consumer spending may be down because of increasing gasoline prices.
BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 James C. Cooper	Keep An Eye On Jobless Claims As investors struggle to divine the path of the economy in the wake of the August financial meltdown, economists believe one indicator deserves keen attention: initial claims for unemployment insurance.
U.S. Banker March 2010 Michael Widner	A Long, Slow Slog For the first time in 50 years, consumers and businesses are shrinking their debt. Unemployment is higher than ever, and the jobs recovery will take years. So is the economic rebound sustainable?
BusinessWeek February 19, 2007 James Mehring	The Housing Drag Casts A Long Shadow During 2006, productivity growth was the weakest in nine years, while the labor cost required to produce a given unit of a good or service surged. But don't fret too much: The data on productivity and unit labor costs are being skewed by the housing downturn.
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Courtney Schlisserman	Seeking the Number That Explains It All Four economists discuss their favorite indicators as they try to gauge where the U.S. economy is headed.
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 Michael Mandel	The Real Threat Isn't Housing If productivity growth keeps sliding, a widespread crisis could be next.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Seekers' Foe Is Also Their Best Hope Productivity is lifting incomes and that, eventually, will boost hiring.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	It's High Time for Companies to Start Adding Jobs Employment growth has been seriously disappointing so far, but the growth may be just getting started.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003	Welcome to the Amazing Jobless Recovery It will take 340,000 new jobs a month to get back to near-full employment by late 2004. Sadly, there's little chance of that happening
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2004 Hans Nordby	Despite Struggles and Poor Job Growth, Office Sector Working Out of Slump Unemployment is why vacancy rates in the U.S. office market have risen to uncomfortably high levels over the last three years, and a key reason why office REITs often trade at discounts to their retail, warehouse and apartment REIT counterparts.