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Examining where job growth came from in March

A few notes on the March job numbers, which the GOP has been touting. The biggest growth sector was the health care industry, with strong hiring in ambulatory care, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. What happens if Trump and the GOP AGs win their lawsuit to declare the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, throwing […]

Notes on the March Jobs Numbers

A few notes on the March job numbers, which the GOP has been touting for the last 24 hours. This is a continuation of the Obama era recovery. Furthermore, the biggest growth sector was the healthcare industry, with strong hiring in ambulatory care, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. What happens if Trump and […]

Promises Made. Promises Not Kept

Plant closures underscore Trump’s unfulfilled promises, from tariffs to tax cuts. Important facts call out POTUS in the lead article from Analysis | The Daily 202: GM layoffs show why there’s a crisis of confidence in American capitalism, Washington Post, 11/27/2018. The piece also includes a spotlight on Congressman Joe Kennedy.

December Job Growth Worst in Four Years

Job growth has slowed since Trump took office. Jobs created in 2016: 2.24 million Jobs created in 2017: 2.06 million 2016: 187,00 jobs/month 2017: 171,000 jobs/month December 2017 job numbers are lowest in four years. #JobsReporthttps://t.co/kVDu6AQb4n pic.twitter.com/Z9riMIFPfn — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 5, 2018 Keith Boykin is a CNN reporter.

Economy Not Working For Arizonans

Arizona’s year-over-year employment rate went up slightly but is far below projections made by the state’s Office of Economic Opportunity a year ago. Governor Doug Ducey continued to cling to the notion that it’s a nice place to live in his remarks following the release of the new economic figures. While the economy continues to […]

ACA Repeal Is a Jobs Killer (as well as a people killer)

A third of all jobs created in the United States in the past decade have been in health care. America could lose more than a million jobs if the Senate votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to a report from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Commonwealth Fund. “This legislation could single-handedly […]

Made in America Week: “We’ll Get Back to You on That.”

This week the Trump administration highlights U.S. manufacturing, the latest of its theme weeks orchestrated by aides while Trump sits on the couch and tweets nonsense. On Monday, the White House held a craft show, featuring products from all 50 states. Wednesday, the President himself is scheduled to make a statement related to the theme. Meanwhile, the Trump Organization […]

Trump Puts America Last, Not First, on Energy Jobs

While other countries will lead the global transition to clean energy, particularly China and the European Union, Trump and his allies in Congress are undermining America’s innovative businesses and workers. Renewable energy supports between 4 million and 4.5 million jobs in the United States, and renewable-energy capacity has more than tripled since 2008. That’s why […]

Today in the Economy

Yesterday, the markets tanked – just the latest sign that the chaos of this administration is having a detrimental impact on the economy. Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency has been scaring Americans across the country for 118 days. The revelations of the last week, including Trump’s interference in the FBI’s Russia investigation and Trump’s divulgence of […]