The Median Isn’t the Message December 11, 2013 No Comments on The Median Isn’t the Message Post View 132 While thinking about the current difficulties many Americans are facing in finding a job, I was reminded of an essay by one of my heroes,…
August Brings Bad News for the Economy, with Glints of Hope September 6, 2013 No Comments on August Brings Bad News for the Economy, with Glints of Hope Post View 2 August disappoints in many ways our expectations for job growth, and might discourage some job seekers. Though the unemployment rate dropped from 7.4 percent…
Unemployment Claims are Down December 12, 2011 No Comments on Unemployment Claims are Down Post View 0 Ah, The U.S. Department of Labor and its reams of data. Sometimes the information they give us is a reason to cheer. In other cases…
U.S. Job Market Doing Better Every Day April 13, 2011 No Comments on U.S. Job Market Doing Better Every Day Post View 0 If you are one of the 13.5 million people that are currently unemployed in the U.S., the good news is that the U.S. Labor Department…
Bureau of Labor: Increase in Unemployment Claims March 1, 2010 No Comments on Bureau of Labor: Increase in Unemployment Claims Post View 0 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on February 23 that 1,761 mass layoff actions were filed for the month of January. At least 50 employees…