The jobs deficit:

Unemployment and inflation
James Hamilton, Econbrowser, October 20, 2009
Does high unemployment mean that there's nothing to worry about in terms of inflation?
http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2009/1...loyment_an.html

Proposal for a Job Creation Tax Credit
Catherine Rampell, Economix, October 20, 2009
The Economic Policy Institute releases its template for a tax credit for companies that expand their work forces.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/...ion-tax-credit/

A Temporary Hiring Tax Credit?
Lee E. Ohanian, Forbes, October 21, 2009
The plan could perversely prolong the recession that it is intended to solve.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/20/temporary...ed=rss_opinions