Working

German's seem to be the responsible, hard working sibling in the European Union, but they know when to relax.

When businesses are not moving operations overseas, the trend for decades within the U.S. has been shifting operations from the Midwest to the lower-cost South. But the Wall Street Journal has teased out some data showing when you look at the cost of labor, energy, taxes, and real estate, the Midwest is now just about as cheap as the south.

Economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers discuss the idea behind work sharing, which would allow workers to get partial benefits when companies cut parts of their job.

Commentator Teresa Amabile says don't count on it.

According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, young workers are being pushed out of the labor market as older workers delay retirement or...