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Jun 2019

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.

Given the Trump economy, consumers turn optimistic about their holiday spending

Andrew Malcolm Oct 26, 2018 4:41 PM

Getting a leg up on Christmas

It’s the boom economy, stupid: Q3 GDP growth at 3.5%

Ed Morrissey Oct 26, 2018 10:41 AM

Just in time?

Kudlow: Obama’s wrong on the economy — and consumers know it

Ed Morrissey Oct 24, 2018 6:01 PM

“He’s a tax cutter — a big difference from his predecessor.”

A mystery: Americans are happier over declining government regulations

Andrew Malcolm Oct 23, 2018 12:11 PM

Trimming the regulation fat

Is a strong economy tanking military recruiting?

Jazz Shaw Oct 11, 2018 12:31 PM

Historically, yes

September shrug: Only 134K jobs added, but 49-year-low unemployment rate

Ed Morrissey Oct 05, 2018 4:01 PM

Big upward revisions for summer.

Sep 2018

Great news: Median US incomes rise but few care

Andrew Malcolm Sep 13, 2018 10:01 AM

So, who gets the credit?

WaPo: Blue-collar workers getting their money’s worth from Trump for now

Ed Morrissey Sep 10, 2018 12:01 PM

“The best [growth] rate since 1984.”

August job creation rebounds — “fueled by tax cuts,” notes AP, Bloomberg

Ed Morrissey Sep 07, 2018 9:21 AM

Mixed bag with summer revisions.

Aug 2018

This is for real: Most Americans are good with the size of their paycheck

Andrew Malcolm Aug 30, 2018 6:41 PM

Please don’t give me raise

August consumer confidence highest this century. Will it matter come November?

Andrew Malcolm Aug 29, 2018 6:01 PM

A very confident crowd

Sex online sure, but grocery-Shopping not so much

Andrew Malcolm Aug 20, 2018 12:01 PM

Fish Wish List

Democrats’ generic ballot lead shrinks further, now less than four points

Allahpundit Aug 13, 2018 10:01 PM

Change.

After 19 months of Trump, small businesses the most optimistic in 15 years

Andrew Malcolm Aug 08, 2018 11:21 AM

Small business jobs are big business

Why doesn’t President Trump get more credit?

Andrew Malcolm Aug 07, 2018 5:31 PM

Hand in hand.

Jobs blahs: US added 157,000 jobs, unemployment at 3.9%

Ed Morrissey Aug 03, 2018 9:21 AM

The good news: No impact from trade wars … yet.