... don't pass the bubbly just yet. Plenty of news on the economic front today, most of it poor, but … [Read more...]
How much are unions really spending on politics?
Numbers. Don’t get me wrong: The Wall Street Journal’s Tom McGinty and Brody Mullins … [Read more...]
Four-week jobless claim average hits new high in 2012
Fed twists on economic projections. The news today from the Department of Labor wasn’t … [Read more...]
Did weekly jobless claims “unexpectedly” rise last week?
Plus, does the BLS need a partisan at the top? It seems that Bloomberg has picked up where Reuters … [Read more...]
Weekly jobless claims steady-ish at 370K, durable goods order for April “weak”
Revisions. Consistency, thy name is … the weekly initial jobless claims from the Department of … [Read more...]
Weekly initial jobless claims at 388K
Slow, slow, slow. Up? Down? All around? The new level for weekly jobless claims this week hit … [Read more...]
Weekly jobless claims above 380K for second week
Fell, rose ... who can tell? As if the Obama administration didn’t have enough problems with … [Read more...]
Economy slowing down?
Manufacturing slows, new-home starts tumble. The Obama administration got caught flat-footed a … [Read more...]
Weekly initial jobless claims jump 23,000 from last announced level …
... unexpectedly! Last month’s disappointing jobs report got some disappointing company this … [Read more...]
Ed Schultz literally on the union payroll?
Look for... the union label... This is one story I’m going to need some help with, because … [Read more...]
Weekly jobless claims spike up 24K to 399K
Ho, ho, go. That’s two big spikes in a row for weekly initial jobless claims, although this … [Read more...]
ADP report shows 325K jobs added in December
Mildly optimistic. The nation’s largest payroll service firm released its monthly analysis of … [Read more...]
Weekly jobless claims rise 15K to 381K
Sears and K-Mart to close 120 stores next year. After a few weeks of trending reduction, if not … [Read more...]
Weekly initial jobless claims drop to 366K
Lowest level in more than three years. The US got some good news, albeit qualified, on the job front … [Read more...]
ADP private-sector employment report shows 114K gain in October
Mediocrity. Since the next monthly employment report from the Department of Labor is due on Friday, … [Read more...]
Unemployment rate steady at 9.1%, 103K jobs added; Update: U-6 increases to 16.5%
If you count return of striking workers. Mildly good news for the administration from the Department … [Read more...]
Weekly jobless claims above 400K
Take the poll: What will September's jobless rate be? The Department of Labor’s report of … [Read more...]
Department of Labor IG report reveals Job Corps program inaccurately reports results
More taxpayer dollars wasted. Yet another example of the federal government’s inefficiency. … [Read more...]
BofA Told to Pay Fired Countrywide Whistleblower $930,000
BofA Told to Pay Fired Countrywide Whistleblower $930,000 Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — Bank of … [Read more...]
Initial jobless claims jump to 428K, up 11,000
Surprise! Initial jobless claims jumped last week to 428,000, one of the highest levels since the … [Read more...]
This just in: It’s hot in the summer — or so a new Smartphone app from the DOL says
Your taxpayer dollars at work. If someone from Public Notice asked me whether this was an example of … [Read more...]
Weekly initial jobless claims at 400K
Not the decline you were looking for. The Department of Labor’s weekly report on initial … [Read more...]