Jobs Taking twice as long to find a job in the Obama Economy: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it takes job seekers 39.1 weeks on average to...
“The possible benefits of an action, however, must be considered alongside its potential costs.”–Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, speech in Jackson Hole, WY, August 31, 2012 Bottom lines up frontThe president’s...
Jobs and the Economy Now, 43 Straight Months of Unemployment Above 8%: President Obama has now presided over more months with unemployment above 8 percent (43) than the last...
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that the unemployment rate in August was 8.1 percent, marking the 43rd consecutive month that unemployment has been at or above...
Another month, another disappointing reminder of the president’s woefully botched economic policies and broken promises. Here are some lowlights from the August employment report: President Obama has presided over...
“You know, I would say incomplete.”—President Barack Obama, September 2012, asked to grade his administration’s handling of the economy U.S. less competitive during President Obama’s tenureBecause of President Obama’s failed policies,...