President Trump Gets Huge Boost from Stellar October Jobs Report
Have you seen the October jobs report? Before we dive into it, you’d better grab an oven mitt. This baby is hot! Here is the rundown: Economists predicted the U.S.…
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One of These Media Headlines Is Not Like the Others
Numbers are just numbers, right? If you don’t think that the media can spin anything to fit a narrative, just take a look at these three headlines on yesterday’s job…
More Bad News in June Jobs Report
In recent months, analysts have been pointing to a supposedly improved job situation for workers. Voluntary minimum wage increases at companies like Walmart allegedly pointed to an upward movement in wages…
There Is Less to the Employment Numbers Than Meets the Eye
Today’s headlines trumpet the gain of 280,000 jobs in May and the additional 32,000 jobs in the previous two months. This good news, however, masks the disappointing numbers that come…
Another Jobs Report, Another Disappointment
The headlines today don’t tell the whole story. While 223,000 new jobs in April sound like a positive development for our economy, the cold, harsh reality is that millions of…
More Americans Not Working
While most of the media is praising the February jobs report, highlighting 295,000 jobs added and a dip in the unemployment rate to 5.5 percent, it is clear that the…