When you hear the word "labor," you often think of physically demanding work. But the term labor, in this context, simply means services performed for a business in exchange for pay. A business must ...

In January 2013, Atlanta Fed research director Dave Altig introduced the Atlanta Fed's labor market spider chart in a macroblog post. As of December 2012, none of the indicators had yet reached their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write sharp takes on the health, policy and wonk news of the day. This article is more than 10 years old. Labor Day was created ...