Economists predicted we’d only see around 176,000 new jobs in December 2018, but the jobs report showed employers added 312,000 jobs instead.
2018 also went out with a bang by averaging 220,000 new jobs every month, which is the best average since 2015.
Economists expected 198,000 in November, but the economy only added 155,000. While expectations fell short, there’s some positivity within the report and stocks traded higher on Friday morning.
Experts told The Wall Street Journal that fears of a recession may have been overblown:
Friday’s jobs report shows that the market’s volatility and lingering...
Stephen Gutowski at The Washington Free Beacon reported that since siding with those who support gun control, business has gone down at Dick’s Sporting Goods and the company may have to close Field & Stream:
Edward Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick’s, said during the event that the sporting goods chain’s recent...
Former President Obama has developed a habit of running after President Trump and trying to take credit for positive developments happening on the current president’s watch. The latest example came Tuesday when Obama declared that he is responsible for increased oil production in the United States.
Bloomberg has reported that more senior citizens have entered the fast-food market as those restaurant chains have actively aimed to recruit this age demographic.
Yes, the job market is tight, but the senior citizens have what teenagers lack: social skills and punctuality.
Chinese President Xi Jingping announced at the large China International Import Expo (CIIE) that he will lower tariffs and increase imports as a way to “demonstrate goodwill amid mounting frictions with the United States and others.”
While this appears like a good thing, Xi has made these promises before.
The labor market continues to strengthen as the economy added 250,000 jobs in October and the unemployment remained steady at 3.7%, a 49-year low.
In other good news, wages increased by 3.1%.
The Department of Labor’s Job Corps program receives an annual budget of $1.7 billion dollars. You’d think a program that is a sacred cow to people on both sides of the aisle and with that budget pushes out success after success.
Nope. This Great Society program birthed by JFK’s brother-in-law R. Sargent...
Overall the jobs reports during President Donald Trump have shown stellar economic growth with low unemployment and almost more jobs than job seekers. More jobs means more money for people, which means more money poured into the economy.
More news came out today as the research group The Conference Board
Economists estimated 190,000 new jobs in July, but the month only added 157,000. Still, that’s not bad considering unemployment went down slightly to 3.9%.
In a marketing stunt that has garnered a lot of attention, Burger King rolled out “Chick Fries” to demonstrate the unfairness of the “Pink Tax.” The problem? There is no “Pink Tax.”
The issue they are foregrounding is yet another of the seemingly endless stream of silly complaints the regressive left has...
The Labor Department reported on Thursday that weekly jobless claims in America has dropped to its lowest level since December 1969. Economists predicted 220,000, but the number is actually 207,000.
Oh, Chicago. I love my home city so much, but it keeps giving me reasons to never move back! Now the corrupt city has decided to toy with universal basic income (UBI) because we all know Chicago has a ton of money to throw around.
Except it doesn’t.
Our economy continues to grow. Excellent jobs reports mean there’s a lot more expendable income.
Stimulating the economy is best accomplished not through government intervention, but by putting money back into the market, which is exactly what we’re seeing.
Consumer spending rose by 0.5% in June and the Commerce Department revised May’s spending...
All in all, it’s not a bad jobs report to kick off the summer. The Labor Department’s report shows the economy added 213,000 new jobs in June even though experts predicted only 190,000.
This means job growth has happened 93 months in a row, which is a record.
Unemployment went up to 4%...
The U.S. has trumped Hong Kong to retake first place among the world’s most competitive economies, thanks to faster economic growth and deregulation that is promoting innovation.
The Switzerland-based IMD World Competitiveness Center, which conducted the analysis, had Singapore, the Netherlands, and Switzerland rounding out the top 5 spots.
