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Nov 2019

Strike out or a pass? Job creation slides to 128,000 jobs added in October; Update: Trump claims 303K after revisions, strike

Ed Morrissey Nov 01, 2019 10:01 AM

Beating expectations.

Oct 2019

Warning sign? GDP growth drops to 1.9% in Q3 as consumers retreat

Ed Morrissey Oct 30, 2019 6:01 PM

Blame the Fed?

Mixed bag from BLS: Unemployment and new jobs both decline in September

Ed Morrissey Oct 04, 2019 9:21 AM

Warning on wages?

Sep 2019

Trump: Pay no attention to that garbage ABC/WaPo polling outfit

Allahpundit Sep 10, 2019 6:01 PM

“Internal polling looks great, the best ever!”

“Really good”? Job growth slows, wages grow in August

Ed Morrissey Sep 06, 2019 9:21 AM

Warning signs.

Aug 2019

A surprising number of Americans are retiring the idea of retirement

Andrew Malcolm Aug 29, 2019 9:21 AM

Experience never gets old

Uh oh: BLS preliminary recalculation sheds half-million jobs in 2018-19

Ed Morrissey Aug 22, 2019 5:21 PM

Preliminarily, anyway.

Democrat John Delaney: It feels like some Dems are rooting for a recession because it’ll hurt Trump next year

Allahpundit Aug 22, 2019 11:31 AM

“I don’t want a recession because I don’t want these workers in here to face a recession.”

NBC: Support for free trade reaches new high thanks to Trump

Allahpundit Aug 19, 2019 5:31 PM

Markets.

Cool, cool summer: 164K jobs added in July

Ed Morrissey Aug 02, 2019 10:01 AM

Lackluster.

Jul 2019

Economy slows to 2.1% GDP, but still beats expectations; Trump: “Not bad”

Ed Morrissey Jul 26, 2019 10:41 AM

“The recession talk was always overstated.”

AOC’s chief of staff: We don’t think of the Green New Deal as a climate thing but as a “change the entire economy” thing

Allahpundit Jul 12, 2019 7:21 PM

“It wasn’t originally a climate thing at all.”

BET founder: Democrats “too far to the left”, praises Trump’s economy

Karen Townsend Jul 10, 2019 11:01 AM

Credit where credit is due

New WaPo poll grudgingly admits Trump’s popularity is rising

Jazz Shaw Jul 07, 2019 9:31 AM

Still the economy

Jun 2019

Toys ‘R’ Us R Back

Andrew Malcolm Jun 24, 2019 8:41 AM

If you can dream it….

Don’t say you weren’t warned: Biden promises to kill GOP tax cuts

Andrew Malcolm Jun 20, 2019 10:01 AM

Guess what Joe’s aiming at? Your wallet

Miss and a wash: Job creation drops to 75,000 in May

Ed Morrissey Jun 07, 2019 10:01 AM

Tariff considerations?

May 2019

NYT columnists send up the alarm: Trump is almost certain to win next year

Ed Morrissey May 28, 2019 10:01 AM

“…nonstop political defeat leavened only by a sensation of moral superiority.”

NPR: Decline in disability rolls might mean this jobs boom is for real

Ed Morrissey May 25, 2019 2:31 PM

Healthy.

One French mayor’s Rx to boost local births

Andrew Malcolm May 24, 2019 6:01 PM

The power of blue

Boom, ctd: Unemployment falls to 49-year low as 263,000 jobs added in April

Ed Morrissey May 03, 2019 9:21 AM

“Goldilocks is the best description of this.”

CNN poll: Trump hits new high on economy approval

Ed Morrissey May 02, 2019 6:01 PM

Trump says … ?

Why can’t Trump convince Americans that the tax cuts worked?

Jazz Shaw May 02, 2019 9:21 AM

He’s not getting much help

Apr 2019

Rebound: Economic growth hits 3.2% in Q1

Ed Morrissey Apr 26, 2019 10:01 AM

“Smashes expectations,” but …

AOC bashed as “financially illiterate” at Sharpton’s National Action Network event

Karen Townsend Apr 06, 2019 5:31 PM

Capitalism vs Socialism

March back into the black: 196,000 jobs added, unemployment steady at 3.8%

Ed Morrissey Apr 05, 2019 9:21 AM

Modesty.

Mar 2019

Harris: The economy is ‘great’? What about all those working multiple jobs to keep up?

Ed Morrissey Mar 09, 2019 11:31 AM

“How are you measuring that?” By, er, measuring that.

Uh oh: Job creation takes a dive in February, adding only 20,000 jobs

Ed Morrissey Mar 08, 2019 12:31 PM

Wages still rising.

Gallup: Trump job approval on the economy reaches new high

Allahpundit Mar 05, 2019 1:31 PM

Jobs.

Feb 2019

Economy coasting? 2018 Q4 GDP slides to 2.6% — but beats expectations

Ed Morrissey Feb 28, 2019 10:01 AM

2.9% overall in 2018.

Maxine Waters apologizes to whiny millennials looking for jobs

Karen Townsend Feb 24, 2019 6:31 PM

Really? In this economy?

Shutdown? What shutdown? US adds 304,000 jobs in January

Ed Morrissey Feb 01, 2019 9:21 AM

“Shatters expectations.”

Jan 2019

Despite media claims, immigration remains among top concerns for voters

Jazz Shaw Jan 07, 2019 4:31 PM

But not all agree on the problem… or the solution

Boom! US added 312,000 jobs in December

Ed Morrissey Jan 04, 2019 11:01 AM

Peak economy and the pitfall.

Dec 2018

Midterm meh: Job creation slides in November to 155,000

Ed Morrissey Dec 07, 2018 9:21 AM

Recession coming?

Nov 2018

Worst quarter ever for cable/Satellite TV providers

Andrew Malcolm Nov 20, 2018 10:01 AM

Big consumer shift underway

As predicted, GOP tax cuts prompt record tax revenues

Andrew Malcolm Nov 16, 2018 2:41 PM

A very valuable signature

Axios poll: Trump flying high on jobs, economy

Ed Morrissey Nov 06, 2018 12:01 PM

Is it still “the economy, stupid”?

Blame game: House GOP wonders why Trump is talking immigration instead of the economy

Allahpundit Nov 05, 2018 1:31 PM

“Trump has hijacked the election.”

Morning Consult battleground poll: D+7, but …

Ed Morrissey Nov 03, 2018 1:01 PM

Plus: Both parties missing issue opportunities?

Breaking: US added 250,000 jobs in October, wage growth fastest in recovery

Ed Morrissey Nov 02, 2018 9:09 AM

“Score 1 for “room-to-run” crowd!” says …

Oct 2018

CNBC, ADP: Wages and job creation soaring

Ed Morrissey Oct 31, 2018 8:41 PM

“Let’s talk about something important.”

Trump: Best danged economy of the 21st century on the line next Tuesday

Ed Morrissey Oct 30, 2018 8:41 PM

If it’s still the economy, stupid …

Slick new Trump midterm ad: “We can’t go back”

Allahpundit Oct 29, 2018 1:31 PM

Make the economy great again.