Give Vets a Fair Shot at Jobs; Lower Immigration, Give Fewer Work Permits
For returning veterans, the recent employment news is encouraging. In October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that veteran unemployment fell to... Read More
Hailing a Taxi Soon May Have New Wrinkle – No Driver!
Shortly after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its rotten September report in which the economy created a meager 142,000 jobs, Japan... Read More
Oreos Move to Mexico; Bad August BLS Report Worse than Anticipated
Not that I ever bought that many of them, but I’ve permanently taken Oreos off my shopping list. And I’ve told my... Read More
Summer 2015: American Youth Shut Out
A website that specializes in placing temporary foreign-born workers in summer jobs inadvertently proves why critics oppose the J-1 visa. Regardless of... Read More
GOP Debate Ignores Big Question: How Much More Immigration?
July BLS Report Provides Answer: Little if Any During the much anticipated GOP debate, the candidates had a lot to say about... Read More
Economists on June Bureau of Labor Statistics Report: ‘Certainly Disappointing’
While the White House boasts about the addition of 223,000 new jobs in June and the dip in the unemployment rate to... Read More
Bureau of Labor Statistics May Report Step in Right Direction, but Dark Clouds Loom
The May Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report was more encouraging than anticipated. About 280,000 jobs were added, and some of the... Read More
Uninspiring April BLS Report May Include ‘Phantom Jobs’
From the April Bureau of Labor Statistics report, throw out everything except this: wages increased 0.1 percent. A three-cents-an-hour wage increase for... Read More
Bureau of Labor Statistics: For Unemployed Americans, a Miserable March
The last few days have been a double-barreled sock in the gut for unemployed Americans. First, on April 3, the Bureau of... Read More
Retail Stores Close, Fewer Options for American Workers, Administration Indifferent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly reports invariably reflect retail employment gains, one variable that contributes to the myth that the economy... Read More