Jobs Surge … Or Do They?
MIXED SIGNALS AMID “EUPHORIA” ON EMPLOYMENT … The American economy added 288,000 jobs in June – sending the nation’s employment rate to a six-year low...
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Manning: Obama’s Goal Is Dependency
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ADMINISTRATION WANTS MORE AMERICANS TO RELY ON GOVERNMENT By Rick Manning || Unemployment numbers from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics took center...
Manning: “Official Numbers” Weren’t Missed
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The official federal government report on the nation’s Employment Situation didn’t happen on Friday, and nobody seemed to miss it. Economists and others referenced a...
#Shutdown: Obama Threatens To Withhold Jobs Report
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U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is threatening to withhold the federal government’s September jobs report due to the partial government shutdown which began on October...
What’s The Unemployment Rate?
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Earlier this month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly employment situation report – which contains the widely watched “U-3” number, or...
US Economy: Weak Hiring Report
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The U.S. economy created 162,000 jobs in July according to data released by the federal government – less than the expected number of 185,000 (and less than...
U.S. Unemployment Rate Declines
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The U.S. unemployment rate declined from 7.9 percent in January to 7.7 percent in February as the economy created 236,000 jobs, according to data from...
U.S. Unemployment Rate Unchanged
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LABOR PARTICIPATION RATE REMAINS NEAR 30-YEAR LOW The American economy added 155,000 jobs in December – roughly the same number it added in November. Unfortunately...
US Jobless Rate Edges Down …
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… BUT SO DOES THE NATION’S LABOR FORCE The American economy created an estimated 146,000 jobs in November, according to government statistics. As a result...