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
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
Gas Prices Drop, Unemployment Rises Among Oilfield Workers
While motorists were enjoying the steep drop in gas prices, workers in the oil industry grew more apprehensive with each penny’s decline... Read More
Organized Labor Ignores U.S. Workers
American workers are under siege. Many are unemployed, and many who want full-time employment have to settle for part-time work. Wages are... 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
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
Legal Status for Central America Aliens = Work Permits, Continued American Worker Displacement
Central American alien advocates have advanced near-hysterical levels of rhetoric to support their case. Last month, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley said that,... Read More
BLS Report for January Employment Another Stinker; More Evidence Why Amnesty Would Hurt American Workers
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report was its usual deceptive self, at least as it relates to the unemployment rate which... Read More
Georgetown University Report Undermines Zuckerberg's Tech Labor Shortage Claim
Since Congress reconvened earlier this month, House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte have... Read More
Labor Force Participation Rate at Lowest Level in 35 Years
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August employment numbers on Friday. While the reported unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent, the... Read More