A new monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) points to troubling signs for the so-called “Trump Economy.” According to the agency’s February jobs report, which was released late last week, the total number of jobs in the U.S. dropped by 92,000 for the month. The BLS report also included updates for the previous two months, showing downward revisions of 65,000…
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The January jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) appears, at first glance, to have positive numbers. But revisions within the report for previous months — and examinations of numbers over the past year — indicate a shakier economy than the Trump administration may want to admit. The report, published on Wednesday morning, boasts of 130,000 jobs being created in January…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs report for December on Friday, showing an unusual slowdown in growth for a month where consumer spending typically generates much higher numbers. Job growth increased by around 50,000, the report noted. Unemployment remained relatively unchanged from November, going from 4.5 percent in that month to 4.4 percent in December.
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Federal data belatedly released Tuesday shows that the US unemployment rate rose to the highest level in four years last month as President Donald Trump’s administration continues its assault on the government’s workforce and American corporations lay off workers at a level not seen in decades. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, up from 4.4% in September, according to the Labor…
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