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Apr 2019

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.

Feb 2019

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

Ed Morrissey Feb 01, 2019 9:21 AM

“Shatters expectations.”

Nov 2018

As predicted, GOP tax cuts prompt record tax revenues

Andrew Malcolm Nov 16, 2018 2:41 PM

A very valuable signature

Aug 2018

Minnesota minimum wage hike leads to predictable results

Jazz Shaw Aug 06, 2018 9:21 AM

No job, no wages, no worries!

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.

Jul 2018

More Ocasio-Cortez: Low unemployment rate is because more people have two jobs, you know

Ed Morrissey Jul 17, 2018 4:01 PM

“Meteors fizz out.”

Jun 2018

Nancy Pelosi: ‘Hip, hip, hooray, unemployment is down’

John Sexton Jun 08, 2018 5:21 PM

“Is that good news?”

May jobs report – +223,000 jobs, unemployment down to 3.8%

Steve Eggleston Jun 01, 2018 10:01 AM

Work like it’s 2000, or perhaps 1969

May 2018

Trump on Memorial Day: Our fallen heroes would be very proud of how this administration is doing

Allahpundit May 28, 2018 3:31 PM

“Nice!”

Trump’s audience in Michigan didn’t boo his mention of Hispanics

John Sexton May 01, 2018 3:01 PM

“‘Any Hispanics in the room?’ he asked at one point…”

Apr 2018

March sadness: Only 103,000 jobs added

Ed Morrissey Apr 06, 2018 9:21 AM

Expectations.

Mar 2018

Breaking: US added 313,000 jobs in February

Ed Morrissey Mar 09, 2018 9:06 AM

The return of a Goldilocks economy?

Feb 2018

BLS: Wage growth finally hitting the accelerator as economy adds 200,000 jobs

Ed Morrissey Feb 02, 2018 9:21 AM

Normality.

Jan 2018

Monmouth poll: Support for Trump and GOP soars, approval of tax bill now even

Allahpundit Jan 31, 2018 10:41 PM

Great again?

Black Trump voters vindicated as black unemployment falls to lowest level ever

Karen Townsend Jan 06, 2018 10:01 AM

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Listless Christmas: Only 148,000 jobs added in December

Ed Morrissey Jan 05, 2018 9:21 AM

Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow.

Dec 2017

Don’t look now but black unemployment is nearing an all time low

Jazz Shaw Dec 20, 2017 12:41 PM

Not that you should expect to hear about this very often

Reuters: This jobs report means we don’t need GOP tax reform, you know

Ed Morrissey Dec 08, 2017 10:01 AM

Boost of 228K, 4.1% U-3.

Nov 2017

October jobs report: Letdown at 261K?

Ed Morrissey Nov 03, 2017 9:21 AM

Wage growth alarm?

Oct 2017

September jobs report lays an egg: 33,000 jobs lost

Ed Morrissey Oct 06, 2017 9:21 AM

Harvey and Irma pounds US again.

Sep 2017

With unemployment so low, why aren’t wages rising?

Jazz Shaw Sep 05, 2017 2:31 PM

As with everything else, it’s complicated

Jul 2017

No June swoon: US adds 222,000 jobs

Ed Morrissey Jul 07, 2017 9:21 AM

Labor force surge.

Jun 2017

Rip roaring or rip snoring? Only 138,000 jobs added in May

Ed Morrissey Jun 02, 2017 9:21 AM

Labor force falls.

May 2017

April jobs report: 211,000 jobs added, jobless rate 4.4%

Ed Morrissey May 05, 2017 10:01 AM

Status quo ante.

Mar 2017

Gallup’s Happiness Poll finds Americans aren’t very

Andrew Malcolm Mar 23, 2017 10:01 PM

They don’t look happy.

Take your medicine: it’s time for the Fed to bump the interest rate up

Jazz Shaw Mar 13, 2017 4:01 PM

If you have a savings account you’ll thank me

Feb 2017

January jobs report: 227K jobs added, 4.8% U-3 rate

Ed Morrissey Feb 03, 2017 10:01 AM

Uptick in participation rate?

Jan 2017

Report: Obamacare cost us nearly 300K small business jobs

Jazz Shaw Jan 18, 2017 4:01 PM

The Affordable Care Act website is open! Oh… and so is the unemployment office

Jobs report: Wages boosted, but only 156,000 jobs added

Ed Morrissey Jan 06, 2017 10:01 AM

Reuters: Hey, we hit “full employment”!

Dec 2016

Now that Trump’s won, media suddenly notices that a lot of new jobs are crappy

Jazz Shaw Dec 07, 2016 12:01 PM

What a difference a month makes

Nov 2016

Miss on jobs again: 161,000 added in October

Ed Morrissey Nov 04, 2016 10:41 AM

2016 coming in 50K a month lower than last year.

Aug 2016

July jobs report: 255,000 jobs added, jobless rate steady at 4.9%

Ed Morrissey Aug 05, 2016 9:21 AM

Pleasant surprise?

Jul 2016

June jobs report: 287,000 jobs added, unemployment up to 4.9%

Steve Eggleston Jul 08, 2016 4:01 PM

Objects in mirror are less positive than they appear

Jun 2016

Did we actually lose jobs in May?

Ed Morrissey Jun 06, 2016 10:41 AM

Fed facepalm?

May jobs report worst in 5 years: Only 38,000 jobs added, labor force declines 458K

Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2016 9:21 AM

59K subtracted from last two months.

May 2016

White House funding summer jobs for refugees instead of unemployed Americans

Jazz Shaw May 19, 2016 10:41 AM

How nice for them

Apr 2016

Unemployment rises… among Bernie Sanders’ campaign staffers

Jazz Shaw Apr 28, 2016 8:41 AM

Help not wanted

Study: Unemployment erodes belief others have a right to keep what they earn

John Sexton Apr 12, 2016 1:21 PM

“employed people tended to re-distribute the money less…”

Guess which states lost retail jobs while hiring overall increased?

Jazz Shaw Apr 09, 2016 8:31 PM

Surprise, surprise

Union advocates: Sure the $15 minimum wage might kill jobs, but “that’s okay”

Jazz Shaw Apr 06, 2016 2:31 PM

When you’re making an omelet, sometimes you have to crack a few eggs

Jan 2016

Semi-retired president pitches proposal to “fix” unemployment insurance

Jazz Shaw Jan 17, 2016 5:01 PM

So I guess you’ve got everything else wrapped up?

In the economy Obama says has recovered, actually just 7% of counties have

Jazz Shaw Jan 13, 2016 3:21 PM

But everyone gets a pony