The November Jobs Report
The U.S. economy added 266 thousand jobs in November, 2019. Government accounted for 12,000 of those, meaning the private sector added a cool 254,000 employees. This article was stimulated by Continue Reading →
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President Obama Has a Solution to a Problem Created by the ACA
The President’s solution? Increase the minimum wage! That’s a great idea — instead of just getting hours cut, some of those employees will find themselves with their work hours reduced to zero. These are the employees who lost their jobs du to the minimum wage hike. Continue Reading →
Obama the Job Creator
All jobs are not created equal. The BLS household survey only asks whether someone is employed or not. People who have a part-time job but would like full-time work are also counted as employed. The BLS says they are “underemployed.”
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April Jobs Report
For April, 2013, U-6 was 13.9%, up 0.1% from March. Continue Reading →
Krueger on the August Jobs Report
Gee, Alan, if you step back far enough the problem vanishes entirely! Continue Reading →