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WASHINGTON — The immediate headlines out of the latest jobs numbers— that growth was solid and the unemployme
The ACA appears to be promoting more self-employment and voluntary part-time work.
The lowest state jobless rate for black workers in the country matches the highest rate for white workers in a new analysis.
The lowest black unemployment rate in the country is the same as the highest white unemployment rate
While the African-American unemployment rate was below the national average for blacks (9.1 percent) in four states during the fourth quarter of 2015, the lowest black unemployment rate in the country (6.7 percent in Virginia) was the same as the highest white unemployment rate (6.7 percent in West Virginia) according to
In 1996, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that unemployment would rise from 5.8 to 6.0 percent the next year and stay at that rate into the 2000s.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is testifying before Congress today and tomorrow, where she will be fielding questions about the state of the economy following the Fed’s recent rate hike.
By Heather Long
The economy is better than it was in the Great Recession, but not even President Obama is ready to declare it's booming.
Although payroll employment came in much lower than expected and lower than the strong finish to last year, today’s jobs report is a sign that the economy continues to recover. Job creation and wage growth need to be far stronger, and they need to remain strong for a longer period of time, before the economy is close to full employment.
The average unemployment rate is down. But it is up for older workers. Today’s jobs report from the Department of Labor reports an unemployment rate of 3.7% for workers over 55 in January, up from 3.2% last month, an increase of 0.5 percentage points.
The jobs numbers are in: 150,000 jobs were added to the economy in January. That's fewer than expected, though the unemployment rate fell to an eight-year low.
President Obama took the opportunity this morning to take a shot at some of his more vocal opponents.