Jobs Report: Big Gain, But Also Big Shrinkage
JOBS UP 288K, BUT LABOR FORCE SHRINKS BY 806K … The U.S. economy added a whopping 288,000 jobs in April, according to official government data...
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US Jobs Report: Employment Sputters, Workforce Shrinks
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The U.S. economy created only 74,000 jobs in December, according to the government’s statistics – a shockingly low number in light of a recent private...
ALG Issues Statement On Unemployment Rate
Dec. 6, 2013, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government vice president of public policy and communications Rick Manning, a former Public Affairs Chief of Staff at...
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...
ALG Statement On Jobless Rate
August 2, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Nathan Mehrens today issued the following statement reacting to today’s jobs numbers: “The job report serves as a...
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...
Barack Obama’s Economy: A “Term” Lesson
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FEWER MAKERS, MORE TAKERS U.S. President Barack Obama defied history last November when he won a second term with the nation’s unemployment rate at 7.9...
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...
U.S. Unemployment Rate Inches Up
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LABOR FORCE EXPANDS MODESTLY IN OCTOBER The American economy created 171,000 jobs in October but the nation’s unemployment rate edged up from 7.8 percent to...