February Bureau of Labor Statistics Report Excludes the Obvious: Not Enough Jobs
Here are three things to keep in mind before getting too excited by the February Bureau of Labor Statistics’ predictably cheery jobs... Read More
Diogenes Finally Finds an Honest Man: Gallup CEO Debunks BLS Monthly Cheerleading
Just in time for the January Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, the purposely distorted monthly snapshot of American employment, an honest... Read More
Coming Soon: Robots in the Cockpit
In commercial aviation’s earlier days, the flight deck had a captain, copilot and a navigator. On longer flights, a second crew would... Read More
Despite Lame December BLS Report, Millions of Illegal Immigrants May Soon Get Work Permits
Wall Street’s interpretation of the Bureau of Labor Statistics report on December employment: 252,000 jobs created; unemployment declines to 5.6 percent! The... Read More
BLS Nov. Report: Better but Not Enough to Keep Up with Obama’s Executive Amnesty
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported its strongest payroll hikes in four years. During November, employers, driven at least in part... Read More
Bureau of Labor Statistics Up to its Usual Tricks, Lousy Facts Hidden behind Rosy Data
The monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics reports are monotonously similar. One month, the economy adds a few more than anticipated jobs. The... Read More
Census Bureau’s Household Survey: Only 16,000 New Jobs Added in August
I’m following up on my earlier post on the Bureau of Labor Statistics August jobs report. The economy added an anemic 142,000... Read More
August Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report: Stinko!
The August Bureau of Labor Statistics report was gloomier than economists anticipated. Wall Street projected job creation would exceed 200,000, but the... Read More
Lousy July BLS Report: Coming Months Could Be Worse if Obama Issues Aliens Work Permits
The Bureau of Labor Statistics July report was softer than many analysts expected. While some economists anticipated that jobs growth would hit... Read More
For Those who Don’t Mind Earning Peanuts, Job Market is on the Mend
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its April jobs report. Employers added 288,000 jobs in April, more than the 218,000 economists... Read More