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Trump Effect: Despite Coronavirus Fear-mongering, 273,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment At 3.5%
The U.S. economy added 273,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate was almost unchanged at 3.5%, according to Department…
Read More »Trump Effect: 266,000 New Jobs Added in November – blowing out expectations
The U.S. economy added a robust 266,000 jobs in November blowing out analysts’ expectations of 187,000, according to the Bureau…
Read More »September Jobs Report: 136,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Declines To 3.5%
The U.S. economy added 136,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined to 3.5%, according to data released by…
Read More »Trump Effect: Black Unemployment Hits Record Low, Spurred By Uptick In Employment For Black Women
The unemployment rate for black workers fell from 6.0% in July to 5.5 % in August, data from the Department…
Read More »Trumponomics: 263,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment At 3.6 Percent in April
The U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs in April while the unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent, making March the 103rd…
Read More »196,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment 3.8 Percent
The U.S. economy added 196,000 jobs in March while the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.8 percent, making March the…
Read More »Trump Effect: Unemployment Claims Hit 50-Year Low
The total number of workers claiming unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level in 50 years, the Department of Labor…
Read More »Report: Hispanic Unemployment Reached Record Low in June
The unemployment rate for Hispanic workers reached a record low for the month of June according to the most recent…
Read More »Nancy Pelosi Doesn’t Think Lower Unemployment, More Jobs Is A Good Thing
by Robert Donachie House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi doesn’t think Friday’s stellar jobs report is a good thing because…
Read More »223,000 new jobs in May; Unemployment at lowest since 1969
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in May, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent, the lowest…
Read More »Historically low unemployment rate trending down
The US labor market continues to tighten, although job growth in April was 164,000, a little below expectations. The unemployment…
Read More »First Trump Administration Jobs Report: 235,000 New Jobs, 4.7% Unemployment
President Trump has celebrated two blow-out jobs reports out earlier this week and today’s BLS report is no different. The…
Read More »U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Jump More Than Expected
With layoffs at 45-year lows, more Americans filed initial jobless claims than analysts had expected. A Department of Labor report showed…
Read More »Industry giants changing foreign manufacturing plans due to Trump
Donald Trump said he would work every day to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States and two major…
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