Jobs

The May BLS jobs report was discouraging for millions still seeking a job in a weak jobs market. Only 54,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate increased to 9.1%. About 125,000 jobs need to be created each month to absorb new entrants into the workforce. With that in mind, 71,000 more jobs needed to […]

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The following is a guest post from Jason Tabrys, who writes the National Liberal column for Examiner and at his own site Painespeak.com. America’s Under and Unemployed Battlefield “You cannot choose your battlefield, God does that for you; But you can plant a standard where a standard never flew”-Jonathan Crane Earl James is one of the […]

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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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