unemployment rate Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/unemployment-rate/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 03:11:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png unemployment rate Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/unemployment-rate/ 32 32 12773863 Unemployment Falls to 4.9% – 73 Consecutive Months of Job Growth https://ezkool.com/2016/11/unemployment-falls-4-9-73-consecutive-months-job-growth/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:16:53 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=65251 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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]]> 65251 Another Positive Jobs Report for December – 292,000 Jobs Created https://ezkool.com/2016/01/another-positive-jobs-report-for-december-292000-jobs-created/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:05:11 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=62020 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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]]> 62020 Unemployment Drops to 5% with 271,000 Jobs Added in October https://ezkool.com/2015/11/unemployment-drops-to-5-with-271000-jobs-added-in-october/ Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:51:34 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=60841   And the positive economic growth continues, regardless of what the Republicans say. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls grew 271,000 for the month, a sharp jump from weak August and September numbers. The headline unemployment rate declined to 5.0 percent, declining even as the civilian labor force increased by 313,000. […]

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]]> 60841 Unemployment Rate Down to 5.3% – A 7 Year Low https://ezkool.com/2015/07/unemployment-rate-down-to-5-3-a-7-year-low/ https://ezkool.com/2015/07/unemployment-rate-down-to-5-3-a-7-year-low/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:07:01 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59220 Newly released reports state that the labor market added 223,000 jobs last month, making this the lowest the unemployment rate has been in 7 years. The unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent, the lowest mark in seven years, but the decline reflected a wave of Americans who either retired or abandoned their job hunts. The […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/07/unemployment-rate-down-to-5-3-a-7-year-low/feed/ 0 59220 More Jobs Created, Unemployment rate at 5.4% – Republicans, they Mad https://ezkool.com/2015/05/more-jobs-created-unemployment-rate-at-5-4-republicans-they-mad/ https://ezkool.com/2015/05/more-jobs-created-unemployment-rate-at-5-4-republicans-they-mad/#respond Fri, 08 May 2015 21:19:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58868 A new jobs report for April and more evidence that the policies of president Obama are working. As per this new report, there have been over 12.3 million private sector jobs added to the economy since this president took office, and April marked the 62nd straight month of positive jobs growth, adding 223,000 jobs. And […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/05/more-jobs-created-unemployment-rate-at-5-4-republicans-they-mad/feed/ 0 58868 February Job Gains – Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.5% https://ezkool.com/2015/03/february-jobs-gain-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-5/ https://ezkool.com/2015/03/february-jobs-gain-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-5/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:01:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58203 Some (Republicans) will look high and low to find a way to criticize this report,  but no matter what they say, this is good news. U.S. employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs, the 12th straight monthly gain above 200,000. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/03/february-jobs-gain-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-5/feed/ 0 58203 January Jobs Figure – 257,000 Jobs Added, Wages Jump to 6 Year High https://ezkool.com/2015/02/january-jobs-figure-257000-jobs-added-wages-jump-to-6-year-high/ https://ezkool.com/2015/02/january-jobs-figure-257000-jobs-added-wages-jump-to-6-year-high/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:44:40 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57892 More jobs added to the U.S economy in January, more people making more money. U.S. employers added a vigorous 257,000 jobs in January, and wages jumped by the most in six years — evidence that the job market is accelerating closer to full health The surprisingly robust report the government issued Friday also showed that […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/02/january-jobs-figure-257000-jobs-added-wages-jump-to-6-year-high/feed/ 0 57892 Nancy Pelosi’s Statement Praising the 5.6% Unemployment Rate https://ezkool.com/2015/01/nancy-pelosis-statement-praising-the-5-6-unemployment-rate/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/nancy-pelosis-statement-praising-the-5-6-unemployment-rate/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:25:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57304 Hey, Mitch McConnell went on the Senate floor and lied to the world that  he and the Republicans are responsible for the economic growth. Yes, he was lying, but he is a Republican so lying is expected. But if Mitch can lie about something he did not do, why can’t one of the people responsible […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/nancy-pelosis-statement-praising-the-5-6-unemployment-rate/feed/ 0 57304 Unemployment Rate Falls Again – Down to 5.6 Percent – #BlameObama https://ezkool.com/2015/01/unemployment-rate-falls-again-down-to-5-6-percent-blameobama/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/unemployment-rate-falls-again-down-to-5-6-percent-blameobama/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:19:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57281 No wonder the jokers in the Republican party are now trying to take credit for the economic growth in this country. Who wouldn’t want to be in charge of an economy with a 5.6 unemployment rate? The U.S. capped its best year for hiring in 15 years with a healthy job gain in December and […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/unemployment-rate-falls-again-down-to-5-6-percent-blameobama/feed/ 0 57281 Unemployment Rate Falls Again, More Jobs Growth in October https://ezkool.com/2014/11/unemployment-rate-falls-again-more-jobs-growth-in-october/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/unemployment-rate-falls-again-more-jobs-growth-in-october/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:36:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56059 Another month, more Americans find work and the economy gets stronger. But Democrats stayed silent, refusing to talk about the improving economy and record jobs creation during the midterm campaign season,  allowing Republicans to push their narrative that the “economy is falling apart.” And that narrative is what voters believed when they gave Republicans the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/unemployment-rate-falls-again-more-jobs-growth-in-october/feed/ 0 56059 Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.9% – 248,000 Jobs Created in September https://ezkool.com/2014/10/unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-9-248000-jobs-created/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-9-248000-jobs-created/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:05:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55399 Watch Republicans find a way to somehow say this is bad for the economy. In September, the economy added another 248,000 jobs, lowering the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and creating even more headaches for Republicans. BLU stated that the number of unemployed persons decreased by 329,000 to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-9-248000-jobs-created/feed/ 0 55399 More Americans Working, Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.1% https://ezkool.com/2014/09/more-americans-working-unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-1/ https://ezkool.com/2014/09/more-americans-working-unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-1/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:52:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=54518 Now I too can do what the other talking heads are doing and complain that 142,000 new working Americans in the month of August is too low a figure for this economy. And I too can look at the unemployment rate, which fell from 6.2 to 6.1%, and complain about that it is not at […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/09/more-americans-working-unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-1/feed/ 0 54518 JOB CREATION UP, UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN BUT OBAMA STILL BLACK https://ezkool.com/2014/07/job-creation-up-unemployment-down-but-obama-still-black/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/job-creation-up-unemployment-down-but-obama-still-black/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 03:36:24 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52923 As seen on America The Not So Beautiful July 7, 2014 By Mike Caccioppoli There is much controversy and ballyhoo over the headline “A Nigger In The White House” by a paper in Greenwich Village in NYC. It’s actually a pro-Obama article which makes the point I have made many times and will make again […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/job-creation-up-unemployment-down-but-obama-still-black/feed/ 0 52923 Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.1% – 288,000 Jobs Created in June https://ezkool.com/2014/07/unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-1-288000-jobs-created-in-june/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-1-288000-jobs-created-in-june/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:50:13 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52778 The recovery continues as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 288,000 non-farm jobs were added to the economy in June, lowering the unemployment rate to 6.1% The report states the jobs growth was widespread, especially in professional and business services, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and health care.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/unemployment-rate-falls-to-6-1-288000-jobs-created-in-june/feed/ 0 52778 Good News for America, Bad News For Republicans – Unemployment Rate 6.3% https://ezkool.com/2014/05/good-news-for-america-bad-news-for-republicans-unemployment-rate-6-3/ https://ezkool.com/2014/05/good-news-for-america-bad-news-for-republicans-unemployment-rate-6-3/#respond Fri, 02 May 2014 14:06:09 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=51061 More good news for America, some very bad news for Republicans. And its messed up that things are this way, but this is unfortunately the path Republicans have chosen – be against everything that’s good for the country. Republicans have gone out of their way to show the world that they are against progress in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/05/good-news-for-america-bad-news-for-republicans-unemployment-rate-6-3/feed/ 0 51061 Unemployment Vote Could Happen Next Week https://ezkool.com/2014/03/unemployment-vote-could-happen-next-week/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/unemployment-vote-could-happen-next-week/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:40:31 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48896 Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said Wednesday that he will need to “pull out all the stops” to get enough GOP support for a 6-month extension to unemployment benefits that could come up for a vote next week. “I have to pull out all the stops to try to pick up another Republican vote, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/unemployment-vote-could-happen-next-week/feed/ 0 48896 Umployment Rate Drops to 7 Percent – Lowest in 5 Years https://ezkool.com/2013/12/umployment-rate-drops-to-7-percent-lowest-in-5-years/ https://ezkool.com/2013/12/umployment-rate-drops-to-7-percent-lowest-in-5-years/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:25:07 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=45503 Thanks Obama!!! U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in November, cutting the unemployment rate to a five-year low of 7 percent – down from 7.3 percent in October – the Labor Department said on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report for November says employers added 203,000 jobs, surpassing October’s revised gain of 200,000. The U.S. economy has […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/12/umployment-rate-drops-to-7-percent-lowest-in-5-years/feed/ 0 45503 Unemployment Ticks Up to 7.3% – 204,000 Jobs Created in October https://ezkool.com/2013/11/unemployment-ticks-up-to-7-3-204000-jobs-created-in-october/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/unemployment-ticks-up-to-7-3-204000-jobs-created-in-october/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:32:13 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44614 U.S. employers added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring during a month in which the federal government was partially shut down for 16 days. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent from 7.2 percent in September, likely because furloughed federal workers were counted as unemployed. The report noted […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/unemployment-ticks-up-to-7-3-204000-jobs-created-in-october/feed/ 0 44614 First Unemployment Falls, Now Jobless Claims Falls – More Economic Progress https://ezkool.com/2013/03/first-unemployment-falls-now-jobless-claims-falls-more-economic-progress/ https://ezkool.com/2013/03/first-unemployment-falls-now-jobless-claims-falls-more-economic-progress/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:43:36 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=30332 Last time we checked, the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%, the lowest jobless rate since December of 2008. And now, first time jobless claims are also falling. First-time jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 332,000 in the week ended March 9, the fewest since mid January, according to data today from the Labor Department in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/03/first-unemployment-falls-now-jobless-claims-falls-more-economic-progress/feed/ 0 30332 More Good News For The Economy – Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3% https://ezkool.com/2012/02/more-good-news-for-the-economy-unemployment-zrate-falls-to-8-3/ https://ezkool.com/2012/02/more-good-news-for-the-economy-unemployment-zrate-falls-to-8-3/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:50:06 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=15416 News from The Hill: The economy added 243,000 jobs in January, many more than had been expected. The unemployment rate also dropped from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent. The job gains are a boost for President Obama, who is hoping a growing economy will make voters happier with his stewardship of the economy and carry […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/02/more-good-news-for-the-economy-unemployment-zrate-falls-to-8-3/feed/ 0 15416 Unemployment Claims In Texas Debunked – The Chart https://ezkool.com/2011/08/unemployment-claims-in-texas-debunked-the-chart/ https://ezkool.com/2011/08/unemployment-claims-in-texas-debunked-the-chart/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:58:49 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=11015 A dose of reality for Rick Perry’s Texas in reference to unemployment. Kevin Drum posts this chart at Mother Jones, and it shows the present unemployment rate of Texas, as it relates to the unemployment rate of the 11 states immediately surrounding Texas. Drum points out that Texas only beat 4 states, while the other 7 […]

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