Field of Dreams

(1) A nonpartisan question. (2) Conservatives and liberals split on extended unemployment benefits. (3) Termination of such benefits may be boosting employment and reducing unemployment. (4) Not much chill in winter employment. (5) Earned Income Proxy at yet another record high. (6) Incentives not to work. (7) Lots of dropouts. (8) Are baby boomers hogging jobs? (9) Yellen’s Dashboard still showing distress in labor market. (10) Wage inflation subdued despite low short-term jobless rate. (11) Focus on market-weight-rated S&P 500 auto-related industries.