The middle class in America has been shrinking for decades, and our leaders seem powerless to do anything about it. Two years ago, the middle class became a minority in this country […]
5 Trends That Are Destroying The Middle Class In America
They Are Killing Small Business: The Number Of Self-Employed Americans Is Lower Than It Was In 1990
After eight long, bitter years under Obama, will things go better for entrepreneurs and small businesses now that Donald Trump is in the White House? Once upon a time, America was the […]
If You Admit That You Are A Trump Supporter, It May Cost You Your Job
Many liberals that are still extremely bitter about the outcome of the election are taking out their frustrations on Trump supporters all over the country. And in some cases, employees are actually […]
Here Come The Robots – And They Are Going To Take Almost All Of Our Jobs
What is going to happen to society when robots are able to do just about everything better, faster and cheaper than human workers can? We live at a time when technology is […]
Payrolls in U.S. Increase 227,000 While Wage Growth Weakens
U.S. employers added the most workers in four months while wage growth slowed more than projected, suggesting some slack remains in the labor market. January’s 227,000 increase in payrolls followed a 157,000 […]
Employment Boom: 10 Companies That Have Promised To Add Jobs In The United States Since Trump Was Elected
One of the primary things that Trump’s presidency will be judged upon is his ability to encourage the creation of good paying jobs for American workers, and so far the results have […]
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Talks With Trump About Creating 1 Million New Jobs In The United States
President-elect Donald Trump said he had a “great meeting” with Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma on Monday, when they discussed 1 million new U.S. jobs. Ma said that Alibaba’s expansion would focus […]
Trump proposes tax of 35 percent for US business going overseas
Trump, a prolific tweeter with about 15 million followers, needed six posts, each limited to 140 characters, to get out his message. “The U.S. is going to substantially reduce taxes and regulations […]
10 Things That Every American Should Know About Donald Trump’s Plan To Save The U.S. Economy
Can Donald Trump turn the U.S. economy around? This week Trump unveiled details of his new economic plan, and the mainstream media is having a field day criticizing it. But the truth […]
More Jobs Shipped Out Of The Country: Ford Moves All Small Car Production To Mexico
What is going to happen when America finally doesn’t have any manufacturing jobs left at all? On Wednesday, we learned that Ford Motor Company is shifting all small car production to Mexico. […]
Why The Employment Report Is Not Nearly As Strong As You Are Being Told
Happy days are here again? On Friday, the mainstream media was buzzing with the news that the U.S. economy had added 255,000 jobs during the month of July. But as you will […]
The United States Has Lost 195,000 Good Paying Energy Industry Jobs
Not all jobs are created equal. There is a world of difference between a $100,000 a year energy industry job and a $10 an hour job running a cash register at Wal-Mart. […]
Something Big That Always Happens Right Before The Official Start Of A Recession Has Just Happened
What you are about to see is major confirmation that a new economic downturn has already begun. Last Friday, the government released the worst jobs report in six years, and that has […]
Worst Jobs Report In Nearly 6 Years – 102 Million Working Age Americans Do Not Have Jobs
This is exactly what we have been expecting to happen. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the U.S. economy only added 38,000 jobs in May. This was way below […]
Working 60 Hours A Week At 3 Part-Time Jobs And Still Living Paycheck To Paycheck
What can you do when you are working 60 hours a week at three part-time jobs and it is still not enough? In America today, many people have taken on more than […]
Recession 2016: In Some States, A Very Deep Economic Downturn Has Already Arrived
Did you know that there are some U.S. states that have already officially fallen into recession? Economic activity all over the planet is in the process of slowing down, and there are […]
Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs
Advances in artificial intelligence will soon lead to robots that are capable of nearly everything humans do, threatening tens of millions of jobs in the coming 30 years, experts warned Saturday. “We […]
Suicide, Crime, Unemployment And Poverty All Soar As The Economic Crisis In Alberta Accelerates
The nightmare that is currently unfolding up in Canada will soon be coming to the United States. When the price of oil first started crashing, most Americans and most Canadians applauded. Most […]
Sayonara Middle Class: 22 Stunning Pieces Of Evidence That Show The Middle Class In America Is Dying
Once upon a time, middle class households took home 62 percent of all income in America. Today, that number has dropped to just 43 percent. This is just one of the absolutely […]
51 Percent Of All American Workers Make Less Than 30,000 Dollars A Year
We just got more evidence that the middle class in America is dying. According to brand new numbers that were just released by the Social Security Administration, 51 percent of all workers […]
Government Jobs Now Outnumber Manufacturing Jobs by a Wide Margin
According to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, government jobs now outnumber manufacturing jobs by nearly 1.8 to 1. Almost 22,000,000 people work for local, state, and federal agencies, compared […]
It’s Not a Good Friday for the Jobs Report
This report was terrible and it was not because of the weather. Analysts were expecting 247,000 jobs to be created in March. The number of jobs created was an astoundingly low 126,000 […]
Only 44 Percent Of U.S. Adults Are Employed For 30 Or More Hours Per Week
Jim Clifton, the Chairman and CEO of Gallup, says that the percentage of Americans that are employed full-time has been hovering near record lows since the end of the last recession. But […]
Jobs Report: The Devil’s in the Details
Take a look at a few of the “Lamestream Media” reports on the latest jobs numbers: Marketwatch: ‘Amazing’ jobs report, apart from wages Bloomberg: December Employment Gain Caps Best Year for U.S. […]
Labor Force Participation Remains at 36-Year Low
The labor force participation rate remained at a 36-year low of 62.8 percent in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The participation rate, which is the percentage of the civilian […]
Part-time jobs put millions in poverty or close to it
Seven million Americans are stuck in part-time jobs. They are unable to get full-time work and the benefits and stability that come with it. It’s a constant struggle for these families and a worrying sign for America’s recovery.
The US Labor Force Continues Its Transition Into Third World Status
The Bureau of Labor Statistics headline this month reads: “Payroll employment increases by 248,000 in September; unemployment rate declines to 5.9%.
Real U.S. Unemployment Rate Matches Great Depression Levels
If you look back to the Great Depression of the 1930’s, reported unemployment levels were 20.6% on the low end and 24.9% on the high end, according to different economists at the time.
Jobs gained during the recovery pay an average 23 percent less than the jobs lost during the recession
As the so-called “recovery” continues, the facts just inconveniently get in the way, if you dare to look beyond the lamestream media. In a mere 6 years, since the recession began, wages have dropped substantially. “Jobs gained during the economic recovery from the Great Recession pay an average 23% less than the jobs lost during the recession,” according to a new report released by The U.
World Bank warns of global jobs crisis
The world is facing a global jobs crisis that is hurting the chances of reigniting economic growth and there is no magic bullet to solve the problem, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. In a study released at a G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting in Australia, the Bank said an extra 600 million jobs needed to be created worldwide by 2030 just to cope with the expanding population. “There’s little doubt there is a global jobs crisis,” said the World Bank’s senior director for jobs, Nigel Twose.
Job Growth Dives 33%~One Third of All Jobs Temporary
The United States economy added only 142,000 jobs in August, compared with an average monthly gain of 212,000 over the prior 12 months, dropping 33%. It was the smallest gain since January. The small amount of jobs added occurred in professional and business services and in health care.
Nearly 1 Out of 3 Americans Not Working
The Total Number of Americans Not in the Labor Force is over 92 million~ about 1/3 of the population. The latest official government statistics put the unemployment rate in the U.S.
