BUSINESS
How did the US eclipse Europe in productivity? Mass layoffs
Widespread job dismissals during the pandemic followed by a rapid recovery delivered big gains in output per hour worked
WORLD
Burglars: Work-from-home era’s latest victim
Burglars try to avoid dwellings with people in them, and at-home workers also provide residential neighbourhoods with something dubbed as “eyes on the street,” an informal system of surveillance that makes it harder for miscreants to get away with stuff
BUSINESS
How many gig workers are there? Depends on how you ask
Recent research shows that the monthly Current Population Survey may be undercounting a lot of nontraditional employment
BUSINESS
Young men gaming more. Are they working less?
The pandemic accelerated a trend that had been blamed for decreasing their labor force participation.
BUSINESS
How Silicon Valley’s troubles are reshaping venture capital
The latest Venture Monitor report from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association does in fact show Greater Silicon Valley’s share of the action to have fallen lately. No other region is close to challenging its dominance, though
BUSINESS
How Wall Street became a fancy residential neighborhood
The effort to repopulate downtown Manhattan has been a big success, but not for everyone
BUSINESS
A comeback in US factory jobs, but will it sustain?
After decades of employment declines, manufacturing is looking like a growth sector — if it can find enough young people willing to work in it
