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
High Immigration Major Contributor to ‘Disconnected Youths’ Unemployment
An October 27 story in The Washington Post spelled out the jobs crisis facing American youth age 16-24. Despite an allegedly improving... Read More
Imported High-Tech ‘Talent’ U.S. Could Live Without
There’s been a lot of blah, blah, blah about what a shame it is that America is turning away so much foreign... Read More
Women Reeling in Jobless Recovery Labor Market
The shocking leak from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that President Obama has authorized printing up to 34 million blank green cards... Read More
Saved by the Bell?
Stronger-than-Anticipated BLS September Jobs Report May Influence November Elections, Boost Sagging Stock Market Just in the nick of time for the November... Read More
ITIN Regulations Revised: More Favorable to Aliens
Here’s an under-the-radar scandal that should get your dander up. The Internal Revenue Service recently reported that it would abolish the automatic... Read More
Jobless in L.A. Hit the Street to Scratch Out a Living
Give credit to jobless Los Angeles County residents for their creativity and gumption. With the county’s official unemployment rate in July at... Read More
Illegal Workforce Isn’t Enriching California
“Nearly 1 in 10 California workers is in country illegally, study finds,” per a recent Los Angeles Times headline. The study, which... 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
Rutgers’ Report Confirms the Obvious: American Workers Unhappy, Pessimistic
What about the Immigration Variable? Ironically, just before the Labor Day weekend, Rutgers University released its report titled “Unhappy, Worried, and Pessimistic:... Read More