Category: Unemployment/Jobs
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 9, 2009 in Chicago politics, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Health Care, President Barack Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Unemployment/Jobs | 31 Comments
Yesterday was one for the ages. No, I’m not talking about the House of Representatives passing their Health Care Reform Bill. No, I will give you a break from the lunacy that is our Congress, one that passes a bill with little time for review thus resulting in Nancy Pelosi violating her promise of [...]
By Larry Doyle on Nov 8, 2009 in Economy, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Unemployment/Jobs | 28 Comments
(Bumped up from November 6th, the day the bad news on unemployment came out. Stay tuned for LD’s radio show at 8 p.m. ET.)
The widely anticipated November Unemployment Report covering the month of October was just released. Let’s dive right in and take a look at the numbers . . .
I. UNEMPLOYMENT [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 25, 2009 in 9/11, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Bush administration, Chicago politics, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Economy, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, George Bush, Governance, National Debt, President Barack Obama, Stimulus Plan, Unemployment/Jobs | 112 Comments
(Bumped up from Saturday.)
General McChrystal’s proposal for Afghanistan has been on Obama’s desk for almost two months now. And what is Obama doing about it? Well, he appears to be deciding on how to decide what his decision will be, but he’s not there yet. Nope, instead, he is throwing up some smokescreen [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 16, 2009 in ABC News, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Depression, Economy, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Governance, Harry Reid, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Housing & Housing Crisis, Insurance Policies & Industry, Iran, Iraq, President Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Unemployment, Unemployment/Jobs | 80 Comments
One just has to wonder what prompted the child in the video below to ask Obama the question he did. Maybe people in his household were decrying the lack of it, or maybe this child was picking up on the animosity in the air, or maybe he just wanted to share the good news [...]
By Larry Doyle on Oct 2, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economy, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Unemployment, Unemployment/Jobs | 11 Comments
The widely anticipated October Unemployment Report covering the month of September was just released. Let’s dive right in and take a look at the numbers . . .
I. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
July: 9.5%
August: 9.4%
September: 9.7%
- October Consensus Expectation: 9.8%
- October Actual: 9.8%
>> LD’s comments: as expected and only getting worse. The underemployment [...]
By Larry Doyle on Sep 4, 2009 in Economy, Employment, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Unemployment, Unemployment/Jobs | 30 Comments
The widely anticipated September Unemployment Report covering the month of August was just released. Let’s dive right in and take a look at the numbers . . .
Unemployment Rate
June: 9.4%
July: 9.5%
August: 9.4%
September: 9.7%!!
>>LD’s comments: higher than the expectation of 9.5%. Recall that the rate moved down last month from 9.5% to 9.4% as the labor [...]
By Larry Doyle on Aug 7, 2009 in Economy, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Unemployment/Jobs | 28 Comments
The widely anticipated August Unemployment Report covering the month of July was just released. Let’s dive right in and take a look at the numbers . . .
Unemployment Rate
May 8.9%
June: 9.4%
July: 9.5%
August: 9.4%
>>LD’s comments: This number is surprising on its face, as expectations were for the rate to move to 9.6% or 9.7%. What happened? [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Aug 5, 2009 in American Consumers, Economy, Linda Anselmi, Unemployment/Jobs | 23 Comments
There is a gaping hole in our recovery and more and more of Main Street America is falling through it. And that gaping hole is JOBS. Or more accurately, the place where JOBS should be.
The price of U.S. recession is paid in jobs
In the current recession, economists say high unemployment is likely [...]
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