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The April 2011 BLS employment report showed a gain of 244,000 jobs, which was trumpeted by the Obama administration and the mainstream media as a continuation of a rapidly improving jobs market. While job growth is important, it’s also important to realize the jobs hole that needs to be filled. Over the past four months more [...]

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The March Employment Report was again pumped as another victory in the war against unemployment. But for millions of long-term unemployed, it’s still a brutal battle to find work. That’s why it’s unfortunate that most main stream media outlets and politicos seem incapable of understanding, or chose to ignore the “real” unemployment numbers. The BLS reported [...]

Continue reading about The “Real” Long-term Unemployment Report. Unemployed 99er Population Rises Dramatically in March

This week The Dylan Ratigan show kicked off the last leg their Steel on Wheels tour with a three-day Energy Summit. From the show: March 31 we will be streaming our Town Hall panel live from Oklahoma State University at 8PM EST / 7PM CST.  We’ve gathered a great group of panelists to discuss the topic [...]

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