Employment

Craig Bannister | December 8, 2023
Job growth increased more than expected and the unemployment rate dipped in November, as strikes ended and government and health care expanded, data…
Craig Bannister | November 3, 2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose less than expected in October, even though September’s total was revised downward, and the unemployment rate…
Craig Bannister | October 6, 2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by a surprisingly-high 336,000 in September, but most other economic indicators – such as the unemployment rate…
Craig Bannister | September 1, 2023
In August, the unemployment rate jumped 0.3 points, from 3.5% 3.8%, as the number of long-term unemployed increased, the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
Craig Bannister | May 5, 2023
The number of jobs created in each month of 2023 has been revised down in subsequent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports, making the current…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | January 9, 2023
    Once upon a time, one had to watch “The Wonderful World of Disney,” or, more recently, “Game of Thrones” to gaze at fantasy, but viewers of…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | December 19, 2022
Reading George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, “1984” today gives one the impression that he infused it with dark satire, based on political…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | September 27, 2021
  On September 17, I had the opportunity to report on how Joe Biden not only wants to increase taxes on US businesses and vast swathes…
Libby | June 9, 2021
Rusty Reno, editor of First Things online magazine, told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday that he steers clear of hiring Ivy League graduates because…
Nick Kangadis | January 20, 2021
  A 2019 report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that examined how employment would be affected by a minimum wage increase to $15 is…
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Nick Kangadis | October 31, 2019
  Welcome back to Out Of Left Field! If you're just as sick and tired as I am of soft, weak leftists making soft, weak excuses for their…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | May 9, 2019
  Recently Released Labor Department data shows that the unemployment rate fell from 3.8% to 3.6% at the close of the first quarter of 2019 (the…