Vulnerable Dem Senator Questions Biden Unemployment Policies
A Democratic senator facing a tough reelection battle raised concerns behind closed doors about the Biden administration's handling of the unemployment crisis, undermining the White House's defense of...
View ArticleSwing-District Dems Break From Biden on Increased Unemployment
House Democrats from swing districts are admitting that enhanced unemployment benefits are keeping American workers at home—just months after they touted their work to extend the provision. In town...
View ArticleJob Openings Soar to Record High as Businesses Struggle to Find Workers
U.S. job openings reached a record high in April, a reflection of the ongoing labor shortage that economists blame in part on the Biden administration's enhanced unemployment benefits. Job openings...
View ArticleAs Unfilled Jobs Reach High, Economists Point Toward Unemployment Benefits
A new report from three economists at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity says the generous unemployment benefits contained in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan are to blame for the...
View ArticleJobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly Amid Labor Shortage
First-time unemployment claims surprisingly rose to a month-long high as the U.S. economy faces an ongoing labor shortage under the Biden administration. According to the Department of Labor, 412,000...
View ArticleJobless Claims Exceed Expectations as Blue States Lag Behind
First-time unemployment claims exceeded expectations last week as states led by Democratic governors lagged behind in economic recovery measures. According to a Thursday morning Department of Labor...
View ArticleJobless Claims Spike to Two-Month High
First-time unemployment claims shattered expectations last week, rising to a two-month high just weeks after President Joe Biden said the U.S. economy was "on the move again." The Department of Labor...
View ArticleLabor Dept Reports 30,000 More Jobless Claims Than Expected
Initial jobless claims hit their highest point since August, tallying tens of thousands of more filings than expected, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time claims climbed up to a...
View ArticleALERT: Even Horses Are Suffering in Biden Economy
Hardworking Americans of all species are struggling to make ends meet in Joe Biden's economy. Just weeks after the Labor Department reported disappointing job growth during the month of August, the...
View ArticleJobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose in the first week of January amid raging COVID-19 infections, but remained at a level...
View ArticleUS Jobless Claims Spike to 286,000, Highest Since October
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, likely as a winter wave of COVID-19 infections disrupted business activity, which...
View ArticleUnemployment Benefit Claims Tick Up in New Sign of Shaky Economy, Labor...
Unemployment benefit claims increased last week, according to a Department of Labor report released Thursday. The report shows that 260,000 individuals signed up for unemployment benefits during the...
View ArticleOdd Man Out: Everyone Expects Recession Except Biden
Economists widely predict a recession next year, the Wall Street Journal reported, puncturing President Joe Biden's insistence that "our economy is strong as hell." Economists put the probability of a...
View ArticleThe ‘Su Tax’: California Businesses Are Still Paying for Biden Nominee Julie...
Julie Su is on Capitol Hill auditioning to be President Joe Biden’s next labor secretary, but back in her home state of California, businesses are paying what some call the "Su Tax"—a hike in payroll...
View Article'Bidenomics in Action': June Jobs Growth Drops Below Expectations
U.S. employment growth in June fell short of expectations by tens of thousands of jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Payrolls increased by 209,000, according to the report. That...
View ArticlePaid to Strike: California Dems Push Unemployment Benefits for Striking Workers
A powerful California union and Democratic lawmakers are pushing a bill to pay unemployment to striking workers, at a time when the state’s unemployment insurance fund is nearly $20 billion in the red....
View ArticleDeSantis v. Newsom: A Shadow Presidential Debate
Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R.) launched Thursday's Fox News debate with California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) with a story about how Newsom's father-in-law moved to Florida and praised the Sunshine...
View ArticleFinally, Some Good News: The Journalist Population Is Getting Smaller
There's a lot of bad news in the world these days, which is to be expected under a Joe Biden presidency. To avoid being overwhelmed by a sense of hopelessness, it's important that we take time to...
View ArticleKamala Touts Creation of Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs—In Central America
The White House is touting work from Vice President Kamala Harris to combat "economic insecurity" by creating hundreds of thousands of "high quality jobs"—in northern Central America. In a fact sheet...
View ArticleCalifornia's $20 Minimum Wage Law Takes Effect, Causing Confusion, Layoffs,...
California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers became law Monday and quickly caused chaos, with pizza chains preparing to cut hundreds of employees, ice cream and pretzel shop franchisees...
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