5.1. The official unemployment rate is 5.1 percent, or 8 million people, according to the US Department of Labor. However, this widely reported “official” number…
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Last Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report of 215,000 new jobs in July with its attendant announcement of an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent drew mostly yawns…
Unlike other political organizations of locally elected public officials, corporations, business associations, and think tanks are full voting ALEC members, referred to as the private-interest…
Jeb Bush, one of the leading Republican candidates for the presidency, is in the news again—and not in a good way. During a meeting with…
The Hidden Hand: The Forces behind America’s Economic Destruction Gary Null Progressive Radio Network, May 13, 2014 On the Brink of Economic Calamity We…
We used data from the Census Bureau, which has two catch-all categories: "managers not elsewhere classified" and "salespersons not elsewhere classified." Because those categories are…
a vicious circle of hypocrisy: Americans dependent on the safety net are urged to “get a job” by the same free-market system that pays them…
“The ultimate solution is a multiplication of leverage by citizens to the point where it simply cannot be denied”. -Clifford Carnicom The materials disbursed in…
Today’s payroll jobs report is more of the same. The Bureau of Labor Statistics claims that 223,000 new jobs were created in April. Let’s accept…
The March unemployment rate remained the same, yet once again the BLS survey showed another huge increase in those not considered part of the labor…
If you've read any economic news lately, you've probably been treated to a host of stories touting a "strong" U.S. recovery, really low unemployment, and…
"The state of Black America is in crisis—and we see justice challenged at every turn." Its findings, said Marc Morial, president and CEO of the…