Tag Archive | Labor Department
Posted on October 22, 2012. Tags: Consumer Price Index, Dental Care, Disruptions, Enough Money, Gasoline Costs, Government Benefits, Hourly Earnings, Households, Inadequate Incomes, Labor Department, Mideast Turmoil, Pathways, Percentage Points, Philadelphia Area, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Refinery, Second Consecutive Month, Self Sufficiency, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
The Wall Street Journal reports today, “Americans’ everyday costs inched up for the second straight month in September . . . . The consumer-price index, which measures what people pay for everything from bread to dental care, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in September from a month earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That matched the rise […]
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Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 4, 2012. Tags: 5 Million, Consumer Spending, Ditch, Downturn, Economic News, Economist, Gault, Global Insight, High Hopes, Household Finances, Hundreds Of Thousands, Labor Department, May 1, News Today, Recession, Three Months, Unemployment News, Usa Today, Wages, Wall Street Journal
On the heels of Friday’s dismal jobs report, there’s quite a bit of bad economic news today reflecting the state of the Obama economy. USA Today writes, “The economy isn’t careening into a ditch. It’s just stuck firmly in the slow lane. A disappointing report on the job market Friday dashed hopes that a halting recovery […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 1, 2012. Tags: American Economy, Asian Economies, Economist, Financial Markets, First Quarter, First Thought, Friday Morning, Gross Domestic Product, Jobless Rate, Jobless Recovery, Labor Department, Manufacturing Sector, New Jobs, News Today, Paralysis, Pierpont, Stephen Stanley, Unemployment Rate, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
Disappointing reports about the state of the American economy are filling the news today. The AP reports, “The U.S. economy suddenly looks a lot weaker. U.S. employers created only 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year, and the unemployment rate ticked up. The dismal jobs data will fan fears that the economy is sputtering. . […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 4, 2012. Tags: 5 Million, Age Population, Bls, Bureau Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Cnn, Cnn Money, Decline, Droves, Economists, Force Participation Rate, Friday Morning, Huffington Post, Labor Department, Labor Force Participation, Labor Force Participation Rate, New York Times, Sums, Unemployed Workers, Unemployment Rate
CNN Money sums up today’s Labor Department report for April: “Hiring slowed in April and workers dropped out of the labor force in droves — not a good sign for the job market going forward.” According to The New York Times, “The United States had another month of disappointing job growth in April. The […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 6, 2012. Tags: Bureau Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Christina Romer, Employment Numbers, Growth Prospects, Health Care Law, Jared Bernstein, Joe Biden, Labor Department, Mitch Mcconnell, News Reports, President Joe, Recession, Robust Economy, Senate Republican Leader, Stimulus Bill, Tax Increases, Trillion, Unemployment Rate, Wall Street Journal
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the employment numbers for March today, but news reports suggest they’re disappointing. The Wall Street Journal writes, “U.S. job growth slowed in March, and the labor force shrank, signaling that the economy could be losing momentum. Jobs outside of agriculture grew by 120,000 last month—half the number that the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 17, 2010. Tags: Ap Washington, Barack Obama, Bmo Capital Markets, Business Claims, Census Bureau, Economic Rebound, Economic Recovery, Employment Numbers, Government Growth, Government Incentives, Initial Claims, Jennifer Lee, Jobless Benefits, Jobless Claims, Labor Department, New Home Construction, Private Sector Job, Seafood Industry, Summer Jobs, Tourism Business
Even with massive hires by the Census Bureau, new jobless claims rise sharply. At a time when summer jobs normally help out with the numbers, government growth has served to crush private sector job growth. About Tom WhiteTom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in News
Posted on June 9, 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Cavalier Attitude, Distinct Possibility, Double Dip Recession, Gulf Of Mexico, Having Such A Hard Time, Huffington Post, Incompetence, Labor Department, Median Wage, New Jobs, Offshore Drilling, Oil Platform, Oil Platforms, Population Growth, Private Sector, Robert Reich, Spill, Temporary Help Services, Waivers
Barack Obama has been in office 504 days and oil has been spewing into the Gulf with no end in sight. Now a second oil platform has begun to leak. This is what we call Trickle Down Incompetence. The lackadaisical and cavalier attitude Obama has taken with this spill is astonishing. His administration has failed […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Opinion
Posted on March 15, 2010. Tags: Abortions, American Thinker, Ap Writer, Dozens, Government Dot, Grenell, Health Care Costs, Important Policy, Labor Department, Michelle Malkin, News Hound, Newsbusters, Party Activists, Reconciliation Bill, Redstate, Right News, Sifting Through, Tea Party, Tortilla Shell, Virginia News, Waxman, Will Live In Infamy
The Virginia Right! News Hound surfs the ‘net to take the pulse of the world every day. The links published below are opinions and takes on the news that we find interesting. This feature is designed to save you the time of sifting through dozens of websites. About Tom WhiteTom is a US Navy Veteran, […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in News, News Hound
Posted on October 2, 2009. Tags: Barack Obama, Economic Cycle Research Institute, Economic Predictions, Economic Recovery, Gauge, Household Survey, Inflation Pressures, Job Losses, Labor Department, Memory Lane, Radio Address, Recession, Recessions, Right Direction, Stimulus Bill, Stroll Down, Ugly Head, Unemploymen, Unemployment Rate, Upswing
In his weekly radio address in August, 2009 President Obama said: “Today we’re pointed in the right direction.” He was speaking, of course, of the “good news” that the unemployment rate for July had dipped a tenth of a point over the previous month to 9.4%. But the fact is, we are not pointed in […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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