jobs Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/jobs/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:49:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png jobs Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/jobs/ 32 32 12773863 US Economic Growth Accelerates – 2.9% Growth in Third Quarter https://ezkool.com/2016/10/us-economic-growth-accelerates-2-9-growth-third-quarter/ https://ezkool.com/2016/10/us-economic-growth-accelerates-2-9-growth-third-quarter/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:49:20 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=65150 The World Street Journal reports that U.S. economic growth accelerated last quarter, easing fears of a near-term slowdown but doing little to change the trajectory of a long but weak expansion. Gross domestic product, a broad measure of goods and services produced across the economy, expanded at an inflation- and seasonally adjusted 2.9% annual rate in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2016/10/us-economic-growth-accelerates-2-9-growth-third-quarter/feed/ 0 65150 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 Huge Layoffs Slated for Twitter Next Week https://ezkool.com/2015/10/huge-layoffs-slated-for-twitter-next-week/ https://ezkool.com/2015/10/huge-layoffs-slated-for-twitter-next-week/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2015 01:43:08 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=60190 When asked about the upcoming firings and layoffs, the denial was expected. But according to this report, company wide layoffs will happen next week. Jack Dorsey was named permanent CEO of Twitter on Monday, and a big reason he got the job was that as a co-founder, Dorsey isn’t afraid to make the tough, necessary […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/10/huge-layoffs-slated-for-twitter-next-week/feed/ 0 60190 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 Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Levels in Last 15 Years https://ezkool.com/2015/04/jobless-claims-fall-to-lowest-levels-in-last-15-years/ https://ezkool.com/2015/04/jobless-claims-fall-to-lowest-levels-in-last-15-years/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:09:59 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58784 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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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/04/jobless-claims-fall-to-lowest-levels-in-last-15-years/feed/ 0 58784 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 President’s Weekly Address – Things Are Better Now, Thanks To White House Policies https://ezkool.com/2014/12/presidents-weekly-address-things-better-now-thanks-white-house-policies/ https://ezkool.com/2014/12/presidents-weekly-address-things-better-now-thanks-white-house-policies/#respond Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:42:53 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56868 In his weekly address, President Obama took some time to praise the rebound of the American economy, something the president hasn’t done in a long time although evidence of economic prosperity is evident. The steps we took nearly six years ago to rescue our economy and rebuild it on a new foundation helped make 2014 […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/12/presidents-weekly-address-things-better-now-thanks-white-house-policies/feed/ 0 56868 Still On The Right Track – 321,000 Jobs Added in November – #ThanksObama https://ezkool.com/2014/12/still-right-track-321000-jobs-added-november-thanksobama/ https://ezkool.com/2014/12/still-right-track-321000-jobs-added-november-thanksobama/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:29:23 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56464 (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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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/12/still-right-track-321000-jobs-added-november-thanksobama/feed/ 0 56464 Forbes Compared Obama to Reagan – Obama “Outperformed” Reagan in “All Categories” https://ezkool.com/2014/10/forbes-compared-obama-to-reagan-obama-outperformed-reagan-in-all-categories/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/forbes-compared-obama-to-reagan-obama-outperformed-reagan-in-all-categories/#respond Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:27:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55550 Bob Deitrick: ”President Reagan has long been considered the best modern economic President.  So we compared his performance dealing with the oil-induced recession of the 1980s with that of President Obama and his performance during this ‘Great Recession.’ “As this unemployment chart shows, President Obama’s job creation kept unemployment from peaking at as high a […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/forbes-compared-obama-to-reagan-obama-outperformed-reagan-in-all-categories/feed/ 0 55550 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 Republicans Say She’s Lazy – Woman Dies Trying to Work 3 Jobs https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republicans-say-shes-lazy-woman-dies-trying-to-work-3-jobs/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republicans-say-shes-lazy-woman-dies-trying-to-work-3-jobs/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:57:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55396 Republicans would call Maria Fernandes lazy. She worked three jobs at three different Dunkin Donuts in New Jersey, trying to survive and pay her $550 a month rent. According to her landlady, Maria’s rent payments were often late. Working three jobs meant Maria was hardly ever home. She took naps in her car between shifts […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republicans-say-shes-lazy-woman-dies-trying-to-work-3-jobs/feed/ 0 55396 The Economy – Nearly 10 Million New Jobs Added Over The Past 52 Months – PIC https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-economy-nearly-10-million-new-jobs-added-over-the-past-52-months-pic/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-economy-nearly-10-million-new-jobs-added-over-the-past-52-months-pic/#respond Sat, 26 Jul 2014 15:11:35 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53476 Fox “News” and the Republicans would tell you different, but facts are facts!

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-economy-nearly-10-million-new-jobs-added-over-the-past-52-months-pic/feed/ 0 53476 President’s Weekly Address – Giving Workers The Skills For Today’s Jobs And The Future https://ezkool.com/2014/07/presidents-weekly-address-giving-workers-the-skills-for-todays-jobs-and-the-future/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/presidents-weekly-address-giving-workers-the-skills-for-todays-jobs-and-the-future/#respond Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:01:05 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53227 In his weekly address, President Obama spoke about the importance of educating and training today’s work force for the jobs of today and for the jobs of the future. Through his opportunity agenda, the President is focused on creating more jobs, educating more kids, and working to make sure hard work pays off with higher wages […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/presidents-weekly-address-giving-workers-the-skills-for-todays-jobs-and-the-future/feed/ 0 53227 The Last Time We Saw Positive Jobs Growth Like This Was 1999 https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-last-time-we-saw-positive-jobs-growth-like-this-was-1999/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-last-time-we-saw-positive-jobs-growth-like-this-was-1999/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 19:36:33 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52949 The 1.4 million jobs added in the first half of this year are the most in any first half since 1999. Furthermore, this is the first time since September 1999-January 2000 we have seen total job growth above 200,000 for five straight months

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-last-time-we-saw-positive-jobs-growth-like-this-was-1999/feed/ 0 52949 52 Straight Months of Job Growth – 9.7 Million Jobs Created #ThanksObama https://ezkool.com/2014/07/52-straight-month-of-job-growth-thanksobama/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/52-straight-month-of-job-growth-thanksobama/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:48:20 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52812 Over the last 52 consecutive months, the private sector has added over 9.7 milliom jobs to the economy. Thanks Obama!

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/52-straight-month-of-job-growth-thanksobama/feed/ 0 52812 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 Economic Good News – 192,000 Jobs Added in March https://ezkool.com/2014/04/economic-good-news-192000-added-in-march/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/economic-good-news-192000-added-in-march/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:45:33 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49990 The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated Friday that the overall job situation improved somewhat during the past three months over what it had first reported. The BLS reported in its monthly job assessment that 192,000 new private jobs were created in March. Governments at all levels added no new jobs. The official unemployment rate—which BLS […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/economic-good-news-192000-added-in-march/feed/ 0 49990 President’s Weekly Address – Investing in Technology and Infrastructure to Create Jobs https://ezkool.com/2014/03/presidents-weekly-address-investing-in-technology-and-infrastructure-to-create-jobs/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/presidents-weekly-address-investing-in-technology-and-infrastructure-to-create-jobs/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2014 17:42:40 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48764 President Obama said he took action this week to launch new manufacturing hubs and expand a competition to fund transformative infrastructure projects. Both are policies aimed at expanding economic opportunity for all by creating jobs and ensuring the long-term strength of the American economy. Congress can boost this effort by passing a bipartisan proposal to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/presidents-weekly-address-investing-in-technology-and-infrastructure-to-create-jobs/feed/ 0 48764 Heading In The Right Direction – GDP Grew by 4.1 Percent https://ezkool.com/2013/12/heading-in-the-right-direction-gdp-grew-by-4-1-percent/ https://ezkool.com/2013/12/heading-in-the-right-direction-gdp-grew-by-4-1-percent/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:27:19 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46010 The third and final estimate of third quarter U.S. GDP by the Bureau of Economic Analysis is out. GDP grew 4.1% at an annualized rate in the third quarter, according to the estimate. Economists predicted growth of 3.6%, in line with the second estimate published by the BEA earlier this month. Personal consumption growth surged […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/12/heading-in-the-right-direction-gdp-grew-by-4-1-percent/feed/ 0 46010 President’s Weekly Address – Let’s Get Back To Work For The American People https://ezkool.com/2013/10/presidents-weekly-address-lets-get-back-to-work-for-the-american-people/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/presidents-weekly-address-lets-get-back-to-work-for-the-american-people/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:07:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=43694 President Obama used this weeks weekly address to discuss his recent meetings with Republicans at the White House. The President urged Congress to pass a budget, and allow Americans to get back to work. Over the past few days, I’ve met with Republicans and Democrats from both houses of Congress in an effort to reopen your […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/presidents-weekly-address-lets-get-back-to-work-for-the-american-people/feed/ 0 43694 President’s Weekly Address – Securing A Better Middle Class https://ezkool.com/2013/08/presidents-weekly-address-securing-a-better-middle-class/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/presidents-weekly-address-securing-a-better-middle-class/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:46:27 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41258 President Obama lays out his plan for the middle class and tells the American people that securing a better middle class builds on the progress we’ve made so far, fighting our way back from the worst economic recession of our lifetimes. Over the past four and a half years, we’ve fought our way back from […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/presidents-weekly-address-securing-a-better-middle-class/feed/ 0 41258 President Obama to Republicans – Where’s Your Jobs Plan? https://ezkool.com/2013/07/president-obama-to-republicans-wheres-your-jobs-plan/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/president-obama-to-republicans-wheres-your-jobs-plan/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:51:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=40960 After leading Republicans swiftly rejected President Barack Obama’s new “grand bargain” proposal, which would lower corporate tax rates in exchange for more spending on infrastructure, the president responded Tuesday by calling for a substantive counter-offer. “I am laying out my ideas to give the middle class a better shot in a 21st-century economy,” Obama said […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/07/president-obama-to-republicans-wheres-your-jobs-plan/feed/ 0 40960 50th ANNIVESARY MARCH ON WASHINGTON: Saturday, August 24, 2013 https://ezkool.com/2013/07/50th-annivesary-march-on-washington-saturday-august-24-2013/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/50th-annivesary-march-on-washington-saturday-august-24-2013/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:39:59 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=40668 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON! Lincoln Memorial 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW 20037 Washington, DC Reserve your seat online NOW! EVENT DETAILS: For folks in the New York City area. Join the First Corinthian Baptist Church as they partner with the National Action Network to journey to DC to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/07/50th-annivesary-march-on-washington-saturday-august-24-2013/feed/ 0 40668 “Robust” Economy Added 195,000 Jobs in June https://ezkool.com/2013/07/robust-economy-added-195000-jobs-in-june/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/robust-economy-added-195000-jobs-in-june/#respond Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:06:59 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=39340 U.S. employers are sending a message of confidence in the economy — hiring more workers, raising pay and making the job market appear strong enough for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases as early as September. The economy gained a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/07/robust-economy-added-195000-jobs-in-june/feed/ 0 39340 My Commencement Address https://ezkool.com/2013/05/commencement-address/ https://ezkool.com/2013/05/commencement-address/#respond Wed, 15 May 2013 00:47:38 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=35295 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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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/05/commencement-address/feed/ 0 35295 What Is A Teenager To Do? https://ezkool.com/2013/04/what-is-a-teenager-to-do/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/what-is-a-teenager-to-do/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:53:20 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=32204 From elementary school through high school kids, have the word “college” drilled into their heads as if their own future depends on it. Teachers and principals are pressured to make their students’ grades resemble those of a Harvard Graduates. Parents try to get their kids involved in sports, after school activities, volunteer work, and even […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/what-is-a-teenager-to-do/feed/ 0 32204 How To Turn Your Rejection Letter Into Full Time Employment https://ezkool.com/2013/03/how-to-turn-your-rejection-letter-into-full-time-employment/ https://ezkool.com/2013/03/how-to-turn-your-rejection-letter-into-full-time-employment/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:39:29 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=29366 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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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/03/how-to-turn-your-rejection-letter-into-full-time-employment/feed/ 1 29366 President’s Weekly Address: Reigniting The Engine of Economic Growth – The Middle Class https://ezkool.com/2013/02/reigniting-the-middle-class/ https://ezkool.com/2013/02/reigniting-the-middle-class/#respond Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:49:01 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=26858 The President’s weekly address can be summed up in this statement: No one in America should work full-time and raise their children in poverty. The statement is part of the address as President Obama called on Congress to do what is necessary to bring jobs back to America to “help grow and strengthen the middle class.”

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