Tag Archives: Job growth
Suddenly Jobs Stats Are Real, Out of Uniform
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Econ 101: The economy added a healthy 235,000 jobs last month, dropping the unemployment rate just a tick to 4.7 percent and increasing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. Although the Trump administration has …
Shooter Acted Alone, Trust Hillary
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Dallas: After exchanging gunfire, Dallas police yesterday used a robot armed with a bomb to kill the primary suspect in the ambush murders of five Dallas cops Thursday night. It appears to be a first in the annals of law …
Job Growth Slows, Israel Opposes Nukedeal
Friday, April 3, 2015
Jobs: Economic growth slowed in March with the addition of only 126,000 jobs to the workforce. Analysts blame brutal March weather and the drop in oil prices, which is killing jobs in the petroleum industry. The slowdown might cause the …
Jobs up Again, Williams Under Fire
Friday, February 6, 2015
Econ 101: The US economy added 257,000 jobs in December, a healthy number, according to the Labor Department. The job market appears to be maintaining its momentum from 2014, the best year of job growth since 1999. Wages are rising …