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New Normal: 14.4% Unemployed, Poor Job Growth, 540,000 Leave Work Force

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Barbara

by Sara Noble We’re back! The economy is taking off. Private enterprise is doing fine. Real good signs in major areas of the economy. The economy is resilient and we can go over the cliff. Okay, I’m just joshin’ with … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Cliff Highlights Washington’s Failures to Voters

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Barbara

by Chris Stirewalt My priority [on taxes] is making sure that manufacturing and companies  that are making goods and services that they take advantage of the best workers  in the world and the outstanding business environment here and not have … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Is Going Down Because People Are Leaving the Work Force

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Barbara

by Sara Noble “I think it was Churchill [whose bust was returned to the British by Obama] who said that the Americans always end up doing the right thing after they’ve tried every other alternative, And that’s true.  We muddle … Continue reading →

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Sneak Preview – February Unemployment

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Barbara

by Sara Noble The media has been reporting a rosy jobs picture for the month of February, but Gallup has not. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will report tomorrow but I am guessing they will be more creative and report … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Jobs

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Barbara

By Phyliss Schlafly We  watched a couple more TV presidential candidate debates and, funny  thing, again there was little or no mention of what is widely conceded  to be the number-one issue: jobs.  The unemployment figures remain  unacceptably high, and … Continue reading →

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BLS BS

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Barbara

Hugh de Payns The economy added 244,000 new jobs in April, but the unemployment rate climbed to 9.0% all because “more people are looking for work”.  I am also hearing the spin that “the numbers aren’t great, but the direction … Continue reading →

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