Tag Archives: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Inoculating Against the October Surprise

Posted on October 29th, 2012

[Editor's Commentary: The following piece is an excerpt from a Breitbart.com article on the political phenomenon known as the "October Surprise," the last minute news release or "leak" that is a desperate attempt to sway public opinion in a Presidential election. I have been worried about the possibility of an October Surprise this month ever [...]

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President Obama is running out of time on the economy

Posted on August 4th, 2012

    Posted by Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its July jobs report this morning — an assessment that didn’t exactly show considerable growth in the economy over the past month. And from a political perspective, that means one thing: President Obama is running out of time. Why? Because [...]

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Labor Force Shrinks As Jobless Swell Disability Ranks

Posted on May 6th, 2012

By  JOHN MERLINE, INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY The civilian labor force shrank in April by 342,000 workers and remains below where it stood when the economic recovery started 34 months ago, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Had the labor force not declined, unemployment would have been 8.3% in April, instead [...]

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Cantor: Rising Unemployment Not Acceptable, Americans Deserve Stronger Economic Leadership

Posted on October 2nd, 2009

***Press Release from Eric Cantor’s Office*** “America now faces an unemployment rate that is quickly approaching 10%, and an environment where there are six job seekers available for every position. The stimulus has clearly failed to reach the Administration’s stated goals, and we need to refocus on bipartisan ways to overcome this challenge.” WASHINGTON, D.C. [...]

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