Hidden Story Behind Unemployment Rates
On Friday, May 2, the White House was happy to announce the lowest US unemployment rate since September 2008. As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with 288,000…
The Unemployment Rate: Obama’s Inadvertent “Mission Accomplished” Moment
This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an office within the Department of Labor, announced the unemployment rate for November 2013. As currently calculated, the unemployment rate has indeed…
The Down and Dirty of June’s Jobs Report
At first glance June's jobs report from the Department of Labor sounds pretty good: the economy added 195,000 jobs in the month and the unemployment rate stayed steady at…
Office Hours with Dr. Brough: “Is Obama’s Recovery Working?”
We get a lot of e-mails at FreedomWorks from people who want to know which economic policies we endorse and why we endorse them. This is a good thing. Economics…
Unemployment in the United States (UnCensored)
The unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today showed a .3 percent decrease in unemployment from 8.1 percent in August to 7.8 percent for September.This will…
Government Regulation Slowing Energy Jobs and Economic Growth
With unemployment in the United States at 8.3%, job growth is something which should be encouraged. However, it would seem that the government is only interested in jobs that…
Obamanopoly!
Sometimes, a picture is worth a trillion words.
Obama “Recovery”: unemployment rate “falls” — because work force shrinks
Before President Obama and Washington rejoice over the newly announced decrease in the unemployment rate they need to face a harsh reality: America is still not gaining jobs. In fact,…
Claire McCaskill: Strong Politician, or Just Following Suit? Part II
McCaskill Sides with EPA Rather Than Economic Growth While the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation waves are stirring up in Washington, America is begging for a life saver. However, with politicians…
Key Vote YES on H.R. 2587 Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act
Dear FreedomWorks member, As one of our million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your Representative and ask him or her to vote YES on H.R. 2587, the Protecting…