Under Obama: 30 Worst Months of Employment in the Past 25 Years

Jeffrey H. Anderson The Weekly Standard 5/23/2012

The federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes monthly tallies for the employment-population ratio. That stat shows something rather straightforward: Among those who are living in America and are free to pursue employment, what percentage are employed? (The bureau excludes those who are under 16 years old, are […]

Dept. of Labor forcing media to use government computers

Mark Tapscott The Washington Examiner 4/13/2012

…Whatever grumbling might be occasioned by being forced to go through the credentialing process again, the element of the Fillichio memo that has journalists worried is this paragraph:

“Second, as a measure toward enhancing security in its main lockup facility (the DOL news room), the department will supply and […]

‘Real unemployed rate rises to 11.01 percent, underemployed to 17.6 percent’

Jeff G. Protein Wisdom 2/3/2012

I know. What’s being reported is that the unemployment rate has fallen yet again (hell, not just a fall, but a “plummet”!) And subsequent reports will likely show unemployment continuing to edge down in the run-up to the 2012 election, creating a picture of an economy on the mend under […]

Is this the hope, or the change? (cont’d)

Glenn Reynolds Instapundit 3/19/2011

IS THIS THE HOPE, OR THE CHANGE? (CONT’D): USA Today: Unemployment rises in nearly all metro areas.

Also, check out the job growth forecast map and see where the growth is. Hint: The “blue state model” doesn’t do well.

A Deep Dive Into The Employment Numbers Show They’re A Lot Weaker Than You Think

Comstock Partners Business Insider 11/12/2010

The headline numbers for changes in non-farm payroll employment are significantly overstated according to our examination of the data in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website. This occurs as a result of the distorting effects of two factors—- seasonal adjustments over a year’s time and the annual benchmark revisions […]

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