March 19, 2024

Ron DeSantis: Florida Added Four Republican Members of Congress, Secured State Supermajorities

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pointed to the red wave victories in the Sunshine State — from adding four GOP members of Congress to securing supermajorities in the state legislature — during a Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) speech over the weekend. DeSantis has pitched the Sunshine State as the “blueprint” for the rest of the country moving

U.S. Economy Added 916,000 Jobs in March, Unemployment Fell to 6.0%

The U.S. economy added 916,000  jobs in March and the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.0 percent, the Labor Department said in its monthly labor assessment Friday, smashing expectations. Most analysts had predicted Friday’s report would show between 439,000 and one million new positions added to payrolls in March. The median forecast was for 658,000 and…

201,000 Jobs Added in August, Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.9%

Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 201,000 in August, an increase from last month’s downwardly revised reading of 147,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate remained at 3.9%. Private service-providing industries gained 178,000 jobs, led by professional and business services and education and health services, which both added 53,000 jobs. […]

Sarah Sanders: Nearly 3 Million U.S. Jobs Added Since Donald Trump Elected President.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders opened Friday’s press conference by contrasting massive manufacturing jobs losses under Obama to the nearly three million U.S. jobs added since Donald Trump was elected President. Sanders pointed to Obama-era manufacturing job losses of 1,000 each month, but said that since President Donald Trump was elected the U.S. had […]

Prosperity: January Jobs Report Beats Expectations With 200K Jobs Added, Wages Grow at Fastest Rate in Years.

Somewhere, Nancy Pelosi is chewing the inside of her cheek as she glares icily at a life-size Donald Trump ‘FatHead’ decal she’s plastered onto the ceiling over her bed.  Yes, friends, the news for the US economy and American workers is that good.  In all seriousness, the January jobs report isn’t a blockbuster, but it’s […]

Obama Added $1 Trillion More to the US Debt Than President Trump At this Time in Their Presidencies

President Trump’s record for the largest and longest US Debt decrease still stands but it ended today. Although President Trump held the longest and largest decrease of US Federal Debt in US history at $100 Billion, it is now over. When President Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2017 the amount of US Federal Debt owed […]

Making a Comeback: 263,000 Jobs Added in March, More Than Expected

The U.S. job market continued to climb in March, adding 263,000 more jobs, well above the projected 185,000, according to CNBC. The totals are also more than the 245,000 reported for February. Even more interesting is that goods-producing jobs continued to rise.  Construction accounted for 49,000 new jobs while manufacturing, trade, transportation, and utilities each grew by […]

Half of German Women Feel Unsafe in Their Own Neighbourhoods

Nearly half of Germany’s women now feel unsafe walking about their local neighbourhood, a survey has revealed, with many taking precautions such as pepper spray with them when out at night. The survey, by Emnid for Bild am Sonntag further found that 58 per cent of women believe that public places have become less safe […]

Unemployment Rate Reported at 5 Percent — but Here’s the Other Key Number Left Out of Many Reports

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring roared back in October after two weak months, with employers adding a robust 271,000 jobs, the most since December. The unemployment rate dipped to a fresh seven-year low of 5 percent. The burst of hiring across a range of industries came as companies shrugged off slower overseas growth and a […]

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