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US Job Growth Accelerates by the Most in 15 Months in March
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters)—U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in March as a strike by health care workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the labor market are mounting from a war with Iran that has no clear end in sight. The biggest increase in nonfarm payrolls in 15 months was reported by…Lucia Mutikani -
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Pipe Dream? DC Asks for Federal Funds After Sewage Spill
In the aftermath of a massive sewage leak near the nation’s capital, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking President Donald Trump to use his emergency powers to provide federal disaster relief funding. “I respectfully request that you declare a Major Disaster for the District of Columbia in response to a sewer line collapse impacting the…George Caldwell -
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US Job Growth Surges in January
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Reuters)—U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, signs of labor market stability that could give the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rates unchanged for some time while policymakers monitor inflation. But the largest increase in payrolls in 13 months reported by the Labor Department…Lucia Mutikani -
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EXCLUSIVE: How Labor Secretary Is Saving American Jobs From AI Replacement
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is dedicating every possible resource to ensuring American jobs aren’t lost to artificial intelligence, she told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. “You’ll see the media talk about, the fearmongering—you’re gonna lose your job—but I can tell you this,” she said, “we are deploying everything we…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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It’s Time for Congress to End OPT and Put American Workers First
For too long, Washington has allowed a massive, unauthorized foreign guest-worker pipeline to operate outside the law, undercut American students, and expose our nation to significant economic and national-security risks. It’s called Optional Practical Training, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program created by bureaucratic fiat in 1992 and radically expanded by the Obama administration. And Congress never authorized a…Rep. Paul Gosar -
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Biden Pops Champagne Corks Over Jobs Report While Forgetting to Mention 1 Fact
President Joe Biden touted Friday’s jobs report as “significant progress” in economic recovery, but he ignored the uneven unemployment rate, with conservative red states beating out liberal blue states in jobs growth. When it comes to beating a likely recession, red states are leading the charge, adding 341,000 jobs since February 2020. Blue states hemorrhaged…Carrie Sheffield -
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GOP Leaders Slam Biden After Jobs Report Shows ‘Massive Miss’
Republican leaders slammed President Joe Biden after December’s jobs report released Friday reported numbers well below economists’ projections, highlighting the report as another example of how the president mishandled the post-pandemic recovery. The U.S. economy added only 199,000 jobs in December while unemployment dipped to 3.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal projected that the…Harry Wilmerding -
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Liberals Should Learn From Weak Jobs Report That Incentives Matter
“Experts” predicted 1 million jobs would be created in April. The actual number fell far short, at 266,000. Republicans warned that overly generous COVID-19 relief benefits create a disincentive to work. The day before this disappointing jobs report, Bloomberg wrote: In earnings calls and business surveys, executives often blame stimulus checks and generous unemployment benefits…Larry Elder -
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Abysmal Jobs Report Shows Folly of Biden’s Big-Spending Agenda
The latest national employment numbers were released on Friday. Expectations were high. A combination of vaccinations, relaxing of pandemic-related economic restrictions, and stimulus funding that passed in March were enough to have experts predicting 1 million new jobs in April. The reality was quite different—just 266,000 new jobs in April, the biggest underperformance in memory,…David Ditch -
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New Jobs Report Suggests Americans Eager to Return to Work After Lockdown
Expert predictions were shattered again, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 4.8 million jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 2.2 percentage points to 11.1%. The new jobs report suggests that Americans are eager to return to work, after many were temporarily unemployed due to an effort to contain the…Timothy Doescher -
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May Jobs Report Shows Why More Government Isn’t the Answer for Economic Recovery
In a welcome surprise, the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, and the unemployment rate fell by more than a full percentage point to 13.3%. Most economists had predicted the opposite, continued job losses, and soaring unemployment amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The economy has halted its free fall. This good news is…Adam Michel -
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Weak Jobs Report Shows the Cost of Trade Wars
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a lackluster jobs report on Friday, falling short of most expert predictions, and continuing to make the case that bad economic policy, like tariffs, will not serve U.S. interests in the long term. The report showed a gain of 76,000 jobs, falling well below the 180,000 predicted by experts….Timothy Doescher -
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February Jobs Report Underwhelms, but Economy Remains Strong
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers added 20,000 jobs in February, falling well below expert predictions that estimated 180,000 jobs added. While this number can and should be higher, the report also reflects that the job market in general is still strong; posting 101 consecutive months of job creation, showing a…Timothy Doescher -
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Those Fretting About the Economy Can Rest Easy After December Jobs Report
After a disappointing month for the stock market, few could have predicted just how strong the rest of the economy would hold up. But for those concerned about the state of the economy, Friday’s jobs report will come as reassurance. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the U.S. economy added a whopping 312,000…Timothy Doescher -
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Podcast: Making Sense of the Latest Jobs Report
On today’s show, we analyze November’s job gains and the historically low unemployment rate. Will it last? The Heritage Foundation’s Tim Doescher, who writes about the employment report each month for The Daily Signal, joins us with the highlights. We also feature an interview with Ericka Andersen of the Independent Women’s Forum, who is author of the book…Rob Bluey -
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June Jobs Report Shows More Jobs Added, Wages Rising
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June jobs report Friday, showing that the economy added 213,000 jobs in June, beating expert predictions, and signaling the booming economy is attracting more people back into the workforce. The unemployment rate inched up 0.2 percent, matching the increase in labor-force participation, which is the percent of the…Timothy Doescher -
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Strong Jobs Report for July Gives Trump Momentum for Tax Reform
The U.S. economy created 209,000 jobs last month, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, exceeding expert predictions by nearly 30,000 jobs. This gives the Trump administration momentum to continue pushing for meaningful reforms that help grow the economy and increase prosperity. According to the report, the U-3 unemployment rate (unemployed…Timothy Doescher -
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Jobs Report Stronger Than Expected, but More Must Be Done to Boost the Economy
Despite the low rumble of an economic slowdown on the horizon from various experts predicting the worst is to come, the Trump administration will no doubt be happy to say the experts were wrong with the July jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. It reports the economy added 222,000 jobs, which…Timothy Doescher -
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May Jobs Report Leaves the US Begging for Economic Reforms
With the month of June now here, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its jobs report for the month of May. The picture isn’t too bright. The report showed tepid economic growth with an increase of 138,000 jobs, down from 174,000 new jobs in April. That number is combined with another drop in the…Timothy Doescher -
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Encouraging April Jobs Report Shows Need for More Pro-Growth Reforms
The April jobs report is in, and the Trump administration is taking a victory lap. That’s because the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase of 211,000 jobs (up from an unimpressive 79,000 in March) and a drop in the unemployment rate from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent—the lowest rate since May 2007. In addition,…Timothy Doescher