EconomyAnalysis
Jobs Report: The Status Quo Remains the Same
On the jobs front, it’s a story of not much better and not much worse. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July employment report shows middling… Read More
EconomyNews
Animated U.S. Maps Show Unemployment Changes Under Last 6 Presidents
The latest unemployment report released this month revealed rare “good news” about the U.S. labor market. The 6.1 percent unemployment rate marked an all-time low… Read More
EconomyNews
Socialists, Billionaires Back LA’s Minimum Wage Hike Proposal
An activist group is pushing to raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles to $15 an hour with the help of philanthropic billionaires, tax dollars… Read More
Health CareNews
This Bill Would Undo Medicare Home Health Cuts Under Obamacare
House Republicans propose to roll back major cuts in Medicare home health services, saying they want to help senior citizens and other Americans who face… Read More
EconomyNews
Organization Pushes for Ballot Referendum on Seattle $15 Minimum Wage
In Seattle, a grassroots organization has submitted a petition complete with nearly 20,000 signatures—well above the 16,000 signature prerequisite, calling for a ballot referendum to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Teens Need Summer Jobs. Too Bad There Aren’t Many.
School’s out, and I’m terrified my two teenage boys won’t get a job this summer and will sit around watching TV, playing computer games or… Read More
EconomyNews
Schumer Plans to ‘Pressure’ House to Save Export-Import Bank
Advocates of pulling the plug on the Export-Import Bank are girding to resist what they see as a “blatantly partisan maneuver” in the Senate to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Today’s Jobs Report Is Good News for America
Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics had encouraging news for Americans. The June jobs report contained some of the best labor market figures since the… Read More
EconomyNews
How One State Made the Minimum Wage Meaningless
DICKINSON, N.D.—As policymakers in Washington, D.C., debate raising the federal minimum wage, entry-level workers in North Dakota enjoy pay levels nearly twice the current federal… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Chart: How Much Would You Make If You Worked at Hobby Lobby?
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