Friday, November 13, 2026

Tag: jobs report

Payrolls rose 165,000 in October while wages grew 3.1% in a...

Part-time work for economic reasons rose by 339,000 to 4.8 million, and Black unemployment stood at 6.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Labor market ‘weaker than expected’, US employers add fewer jobs than...

The Bureau overstated the hiring for the year ending in March by an estimated 911,000 jobs, but economists at Goldman Sachs believe the revision would be between 550,000 and 950,00 jobs.

As job gains slow, the Fed and Congress apply the wrong...

This is hardly the time to put on the fiscal brakes.

Trump’s job boast

“The entire announcement appears to be a restatement of commitments that were first made informally as early as 2015, and made more formally in early 2016, at least six months before the election.”

May Jobs Report: Ouch!

The report reinforces what already should have been clear. Voters will remain in a surly mood.

Jobs Report: Unfinished Business As Unemployment Falls Below 5 Percent

The biggest mistake policymakers in Washington could make right now is to assume that what we're seeing right now resembles actual "full employment."

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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”
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Blue Tsunami, Meet the Senate Filibuster

Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2027, but ending debate on a bill still takes 60 votes.

The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
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The real Dem bombshell – the new coalition’s breakthrough fusion of agendas and values

“The times, they are a-changin’ and progressive Dems, new and old, lead the redemption of America.”

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?