How to Keep the Banking System in the Private Sector
robertreich.blogspot.com 1/29/2009 — Tim Geitner said today, in response to questions about the prospect of bank nationalization, that the Treasury is considering a range of options with the intent of preserving the private banking system. “We have a financial system that is run by ...

A Lost Decade for Private Sector Jobs
blogs.wsj.com 4 days ago — To mark this week's focus on the dismal state of the U.S. job market, check out the following chart, which shows the trajectory of private sector U.S. employment since 1998. It tells a story of a lost decade for U.S. workers. The U.S. now produces ...

Video: Fed. workforce swells as private sector shrinks
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 1/31/2009 — Companies are cutting jobs by the tens of thousands. But don't look for the federal government to start handing out pink slips.

The Incredible Shrinking Private Sector?
econlog.econlib.org 9/8/2009 — (September 8, 2009 07:25 AM, by Arnold Kling) Michael Mandel writes, The employment report shows that private sector employment in August 2009 was lower than it was in August 1999 Of course, August of 1999 was near the peak of the dotcom boom, and ...

Off the Charts - In Last Decade, a Lack of Job Growth in the Private Sector
nytimes.com 8/8/2009 — FOR the first time since the Depression, the American economy has added virtually no jobs in the private sector over a 10-year period. The total number of jobs has grown a bit, but that is only because of government hiring. The accompanying charts ...

Socialism in One Sector--the Housing Sector
delong.typepad.com 12/21/2008 — Glenn Hubbard and Charlie Mayer call for the effective nationalization of the mortgage finance sector: Low-Interest Mortgages Are the Answer : Recent news articles suggest that the Treasury Department is considering a plan to offer a 4.5% ...

Private sector cut 693,000 jobs in December, ADP says
bloggingstocks.com 1/7/2009 — Non-farm private employment decreased a gargantuan 693,000 in December -- much worse than expected -- on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP announced Tuesday in the ADP National Employment Report (pdf). Meanwhile, the November estimated change in employment was revised to a decrease of 476,000 ...

Help Wanted, No Private Sector Experience Required
blog.american.com 10 days ago — A friend sends along the following chart from a J.P. Morgan research report. It examines the prior private sector experience of the cabinet officials since 1900 that one might expect a president to turn to in seeking advice about helping the economy. ...

Private sector workers hand Tories double-digit lead
timesonline.co.uk 3/11/2009 — The Conservatives retain a double figure lead in the polls thanks to strong support among private sector workers, according to the latest Populus poll for The Times. The poll reveals sharp divisions between public and private sector workers and ...

Eurozone bank lending to private sector declines
ft.com 10/27/2009 — Published: October 27 2009 10:51 | Last updated: October 27 2009 10:51 The eurozone has reported the first year-on-year fall in bank lending to the private sector, strengthening the case for the European Central Bank to maintain its ultra-loose ...