EconomyNews
CHARLIE KIRK: Gen Z and the Economy Need Trump
It used to be “work hard, enjoy later,” but now it’s “enjoy now, pay later,” says Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. In a recent… Read More
EducationCommentary
Underemployment: The Statistic That Should Guide College Decisions
When parents and prospective students choose colleges, they come across numerous statistics that can help guide their decision. The most popular is probably the acceptance… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Restoring Trust in Public Health: Preventing Waste and Fraud in National Emergency Assistance
This is the first in an eight-article series on “Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons from COVID-19.” Four years of the Biden-Harris administration has left… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Putting the BS in BLS: The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Made-Up Job Numbers
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. New job numbers are out and—hilariously—payrolls jumped 227,000,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Stunning Jobs Report Actually Not So Great
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Last week, we got another stunning employment report…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Cost of a Workforce That Doesn’t Want to Work
Like millions of Americans each year, you order a package, food, or valuables. Delivery day arrives. You open the door. You discover the product was… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Data Screams Recession
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. “Recession triggered,” reads the headline from ZeroHedge as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over Past Year, Working Age Population Increased by 1.8 Million; Only 1 in 32 Equal New Workers
A smaller percentage of Americans are working today than did four years ago. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that payroll employment edged up by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Big Tech Cuts Half a Million Jobs, Blames AI
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Big Tech is slashing jobs—half a million and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why We’re Adding Far Fewer Jobs Than the White House Claims
Most Americans are so dissatisfied with the economy that they think the nation is already in recession. Yet the Biden administration often cites robust job growth as proof that the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Beyond the Headline: May’s Jobs Report Shows Employment Headed in the Wrong Direction
Pay no attention to the shocking truth behind the curtain. Hidden in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report is an unsettling fact that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s What Biden Admin Apologists Aren’t Telling You About Jobless Rate
Americans consistently voice their disapproval on the state of the economy in recent polls, largely because of the stratospheric cost of living. But apologists for the Biden administration point… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Banning Freelance Work
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees. CNBC claims this could help freelancers “recover… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s Low Marks on Economy Reflect Reality
For all the White House’s bragging about the strength of the economy, most Americans still don’t approve of President Joe Biden’s performance on this issue. That’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Reasons Behind Declining Union Membership Rates, Wage Advantages
The percentage of workers who belong to unions in the U.S. notched down to a record-low 10.0% in 2023, from 10.1% in 2022. The peak… Read More
EconomyNews
What We Saw at UAW Picket Line Outside Ford’s Detroit Plant
DETROIT—Picketers from the UAW continue to protest outside Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant as the employee parking lots here sit empty. The Daily Signal spoke with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
More Americans Jobless Than Biden’s Official Unemployment Rate Shows
The labor market is nowhere near as strong as it appears. If that sounds surprising, it’s because the absence of millions of Americans from the workforce… Read More
EconomyNews
‘The Labor Market Is Weakening,’ Head of Job Creators Network Says of August Jobs Report
The U.S. unemployment rate increased in August, reaching the highest number since February 2022, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday. “There’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
$17 Minimum Wage Would Exacerbate Rising Prices, Pushing Up Child Care Costs by 20%
As families are trying to cope with rising prices and declining real wages, a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.,… Read More
Economy Commentary
Are Labor Markets Really Improving? Pulling Back Curtain on ‘Magic of Government Statistics’
As America enters the thick of this year’s second quarter, the repercussions of the Biden administration’s economic policies become more apparent. New numbers from the… Read More
EconomyNews
Post-Pandemic Job Recovery Paints a Favorable Picture for Republicans, Report Finds
The Republican National Committee released a report this Friday showing that Republican-led states have led the way in creating new jobs and lowering unemployment since… Read More
Economy Analysis
The Impact of COVID-19 on America’s Economy
The $2.2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package and historic unemployment rate during the coronavirus pandemic is placing a strain on our economy. Rachel Greszler, research… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Millennials Dropping Out of Labor Force, While More Seniors Are Working
In recent years, fewer Americans have been working. That’s the finding from new research conducted by The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis. The new… Read More
Apprenticeships: ‘The Germans Make Good Stuff’
Remember the “sham-wow” guy, famous for the 30-second bits in the middle of late night TV? One of his many one-liners was, “you know the… Read More
Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, But 800,000 Leave Workforce
The headline figures for the April employment report finally demonstrate strong labor market growth. A deeper dive into the report, however, shows it remains too… Read More
Economy News
9 Things Janet Yellen Tried to Say Carefully as the Dow Plunged
Janet Yellen appeared to emerge with her confidence intact this afternoon after her first press conference as chairman of the Federal Reserve. However, stock markets… Read More
End Double-Dipping: An Easy, Bipartisan Step Toward Saving Disability Insurance
A friend calls you and begs for cash to aid in his job search. A minute later, he calls you again and begs for more… Read More
Obamacare Is Murdering Jobs
Fewer Americans either have or are looking for jobs today than at any point since 1978 — and President Obama’s health care law is about… Read More
Why Unemployment is High in Parts of Michigan
Bruce Los, vice president of Gentex Corp., a $1.2 billion manufacturing company located in tiny Zeeland, Mich. (population 5,508), often hosts executives from foreign auto… Read More
Pension Smoothing on UI Bill Is an Accounting Trick That Could Lead to Taxpayer Bailout
The Senate is trying to use an accounting trick to claim deficit-reduction from a bill to extend federal long-term unemployment benefits. Far from that, the… Read More
