Labor Day 2011: Slideshow of Unemployment in America
America has the weakest labor market since the Great Depression. Unemployment remains above 9 percent, primarily because job creation hasn’t recovered. In a new paper,… Read More
Big Labor Makes Big Spending Demands on President Obama
The Big Labor full-court press is in full swing ahead of President Barack Obama’s speech next week in which he will roll-out a new jobs plan…. Read More
Morning Bell: The Unemployment Empty Promise
Sometime next week—we don’t quite know when—President Barack Obama is due to announce his latest jobs plan designed to lift America out of its unemployment doldrums…. Read More
White House’s New Top Economist: Unemployment Benefits Are Not Stimulus
President Obama’s pick as chairman of the White House Council on Economic Advisors co-authored a paper that showed that extending unemployment benefits will likely exacerbate… Read More
Morning Bell: More Bad News for the Obama Economy
Americans’ confidence in the economy is sitting at its lowest point since March 2009, and in every state in the country, a vast majority of Americans see… Read More
Illinois Loses Most Jobs in Nation Following Massive Tax Increase
Correlation doesn’t necessarily equal causation, but some disturbing correlations are evident in the nation’s economic woes. Take Illinois. If you take a look at the… Read More
CBO Report’s Good News Built on Shifting Economic Sands
Contrary to tradition, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its mid-year assessment of the budget and economic situation. Traditionally, CBO releases its mid-year assessment… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Tour of Denial and Blame
It’s being billed as a listening tour—a three-state journey across the Midwest where President Barack Obama will hear directly from Americans about the economy and talk… Read More
Wow! The Economy Seems Great! (But Only if You Live in D.C.)
Think the economy is getting better? See brighter skies ahead? If so, then you’re in the minority. Well, that is, unless you live in Washington,… Read More
Memo to White House: Unemployment Benefits Aren’t So Stimulating
You might think that a White House press briefing would be the one place where it’s safe to ask the Obama Administration a question… Read More
