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
Infrastructure Woes
We in the United States owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our civil engineers for many of the things we take... Read More
For American Workers, another Unhappy Labor Day
New National Employment Law Project research found that even though the official Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment rate is back down to... Read More
Another BLS Bummer: Teen Employment Still Weak
As if the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics reports aren’t discouraging enough, the Bureau’s regularly issued supplemental economic surveys are bummers too.... Read More
Americans, Finally Waking Up, Worry about Too Many Worker Visas
Last year, the Senate passed a massive immigration bill that would have more than doubled legal immigration within a decade. H-1B visas,... Read More
Microsoft Layoffs Disprove Worker Shortage Claim
The 18,000 laid off Microsoft workers might take cold comfort in the moribund 2013 Gang of Eight Senate bill. Had it become... 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
BLS June Report Accentuates the Positive, Eliminates the Negative
The June BLS report would make Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters proud. Their classic song, “Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative,”... Read More
Jobless Americans – Because it’s the Right Thing to Do
Jay Carney recently resigned his post as White House spokesperson. As many others do, he used the line that he needs to... Read More
Gone: Cantor, Kids Act and Amnesty Too
On Tuesday night, Americans who favor sensible immigration scored one of the biggest victories in political history when little known, underfunded Randolph-Macon... Read More