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Unemployment Falls to 4.9% – 73 Consecutive Months of Job Growth

Ezra Grant — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:16:53 +0000

If you listen to Trump and his Republican party, you would think the United States of America is worse than a third world country. Yes, there is always room for progress, but considering the most recent economic report, things are not as bad as they would have you believe. The economy added 161,000 jobs in […]

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Another Positive Jobs Report for December – 292,000 Jobs Created

Ezra Grant — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:05:11 +0000

More non-farm jobs created in the month of December amounting to 292,000 jobs, according to a newly released report from The Bureau of Labor Statistics, and according to the report, the unemployment rate remains at 5%.

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Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Levels in Last 15 Years

Ezra Grant — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:09:59 +0000

Your Thursday morning dose of good news. First-time filings for unemployment insurance fell by 34,000 to 262,000 in the week ended April 25, the lowest since April 15, 2000, a Labor Department report showed Thursday in Washington. The figure was smaller than the lowest projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists. With job openings at […]

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Still On The Right Track – 321,000 Jobs Added in November – #ThanksObama

Ezra Grant — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:29:23 +0000

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (AP) — U.S. employers added a whopping 321,000 jobs in November, the biggest burst of hiring in nearly three years and the latest sign that the United States is outperforming other economies throughout the developed world. The Labor Department also said Friday that 44,000 more jobs were added in September and October […]

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Report – 175,000 Jobs Added in February

Ezra Grant — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:10:42 +0000

After two months of reporting weak job growth, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday that, seasonally adjusted, 162,000 new private jobs were created in February. Government at all levels hired 13,000. The official unemployment rate—which BLS calls U3 and calculates in a separate survey—rose to 6.7 percent. The bureau revised its previously reported results […]

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President’s Weekly Address – We Must Extend Unemployment Insurance – Video

Ezra Grant — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:14:56 +0000

President Obama used his first weekly address of 2014 to urge Republicans to joint Democrats in doing what they should for the unemployed – extending unemployment insurance. For decades, Republicans and Democrats put partisanship and ideology aside to offer some security for job-seekers, even when the unemployment rate was lower than it is today. Instead […]

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Thanks to GOP – 1.3 Million Americans Will Lose Unemployment Benefits This Week

Ezra Grant — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:01:25 +0000

Thanks to a do nothing Congress, with blame placed squarely on the backs of the Republicans. More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend, with potentially significant implications for the recovering U.S. economy. A tense political battle likely looms […]

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My Commencement Address

Robert I. Grundfest — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:47:38 +0000

Now that it’s graduation season, the press can’t help but write articles like this one that discuss the terrible job market and how recent college graduates don’t feel prepared to enter the workforce. To that I say, welcome to reality. College is not job training; it’s academic training, and any university worth its books will operate […]

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More Jobs Created – Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.7 Percent

Ezra Grant — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:42:08 +0000

A surprisingly strong jobs report for February sparked renewed faith in the economic recovery despite looming federal spending cuts and the recent increase in payroll taxes and gasoline prices. Unemployment fell to 7.7 percent last month, from 7.9 percent in January. It was the lowest rate of joblessness since December 2008, when the financial crisis […]

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How To Turn Your Rejection Letter Into Full Time Employment

Ezra Grant — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:39:29 +0000

Finding employment in this economy can be a daunting task. Many candidates have received numerous rejections for jobs they may very well be qualified for. So the question now is, what to do when you have received one rejection letter too many? You turn it into a job opportunity. Below is a good idea. From […]

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The State of Dis-Union

Tony L. Blackwell — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:27:28 +0000

In the state of North Carolina, the voters chose to go in a different direction. For the past 20-years, a Democrat had been the sitting Governor of North Carolina, but all that changed on one election night in November, 2012. The new Governor, Pat McCrory, a former Mayor of Charlotte NC., was elected as the […]

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First Time Unemployment Claims Fall To Five Year Low

Ezra Grant — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:07:39 +0000

Don’t look! This is something Republicans don’t want you to know. As far as they’re concerned, things are worse now under Obama than they were under Bush. But as usual, the facts say something completely different. First-time claims for unemployment benefits plummeted by 37,000 in just one week, falling to 335,000 from 372,000 the previous […]

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CBO Reports: Extending Unemployment Benefits Create Jobs

Ezra Grant — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:39:18 +0000

Here’s some news we already knew. The Congressional Budget Office has released a report claiming that extending long term unemployment benefits add more jobs to the economy. Here’s the report: WASHINGTON (AP) — Extending the current level of long-term unemployment benefits for another year would add 300,000 jobs to the economy, according to a report from […]

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Shutting Down The Republican Lie That “23 Million People Are Unemployed”

Ezra Grant — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:55:40 +0000

Mitt Romney has used this talking point in the debates and he uses it all the time on the campaign trail. He never states where this information came from, because accurate information is not necessary in Republican world. And his mouthpieces are now using the same talking point, but today, one person stood up for the truth. […]

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To Win an Election, Republicans are Changing The Rules in the Middle Of The Game

Ezra Grant — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:57:30 +0000

The economy is getting better and we can all see it. In the 12 months before President Obama took office – from January 2008 to January 2009, 4.1 million Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed. This all happened in 1 year and it happened under a Republican administration. Over the last 25 consecutive months, […]

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More Romney Lies – A “Below 8% Unemployment Figure” Was Never Promised by Mr. Obama

Ezra Grant — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:13:40 +0000

Here is an exact quote from Mitt Romney; “Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent.” Although that piece of information is sweet to the listening ears of his Republican base, the facts surrounding […]

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Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.5%

Ezra Grant — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:42:18 +0000

More news for the United States economy, as the national unemployment rate falls to 8.5%. Although the pace of job growth may not be as fast as many would like, any improvement is always a welcome sign that things are headed in a positive direction. The New York Times: The United States added a robust […]

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Democrats On The Attack – Asks Republicans Where Are The Jobs?

Ezra Grant — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:50:20 +0000

News on The Hill – In their first public address of 2012, House Democratic leaders ripped into Republicans Thursday for ignoring President Obama’s jobs package amid a lingering unemployment crisis. Behind Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the lawmakers accused GOP leaders of neglecting their duties and remaining on vacation as the jobless rate tickles down […]

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Unemployment Falls In 43 States. Bad News For Republicans

Ezra Grant — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:57:28 +0000

We may be down, and at times, we may be out. But never bet against the resilience of the American people and our never-say-die attitude! And unless you’re a Republican, in which case your main objective is to do everything and anything possible to make sure the poor and middle class suffer, this should be […]

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President Obama Speaks To The Congressional Black Caucus – Video

Ezra Grant — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:37:34 +0000

With a 16.7% unemployment figure looming over the black population, President Obama, the nation’s first black president, has heard much criticism from black leaders in Congress and leaders in black communities across the country. On Saturday, President Obama was invited to speak at the Congressional Black Caucus annual dinner and urged African-Americans to stand with him and […]

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