U.S. Posts Largest Monthly Budget Deficit on Record in February
The U.S. posted its biggest monthly budget deficit on record last month, amid falling corporate and individual tax revenue and increasing federal spending. The budget gap [...]
Economy
BREAKING: U.S. economy gains 20,000 jobs in February, indicating that the nation’s 10-year economic expansion has potentially hit a speed bump.
The economy gained a 20,000 jobs in February, indicating that the nation’s 10-year economic expansion has potentially hit a speed bump. Monthly employment data released [...]
Government shutdown cost U.S. economy $11 billion, budget office says
Federal employees went back to work Monday after the longest shutdown in government history — but the economic effects will be felt for a long time. A report released [...]
BREAKING: The economy added 250,000 jobs in October as monthly report shows final snapshot of U.S. labor market before midterms
The economy added a total of 250,000 jobs during the month of October. The monthly jobs report released Friday by the Department of Labor also showed unemployment remaining [...]
The U.S. economy added 134,000 jobs in September, extending a record run of hiring to eight full years. The unemployment rate fell to 3.7%.
September was a milestone in the remarkable rebound that followed the fall of Lehman Brothers 10 years ago: eight straight years of monthly job growth. The unemployment rate [...]
Cherry-Picking to Overhype Jobs Gains from Tax Cuts
By Robert Farley – Factcheck.org The GOP cherry-picked states with the largest number of job gains this year to promote its claim that “GOP tax cuts have fueled [...]
‘Amazing’: Trump touts U.S. economy after 4.1 percent growth
The U.S. economy grew by an annual rate of 4.1 percent in the second quarter, marking the fastest pace since 2014. President Donald Trump called the rate [...]
Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
By Brooks Jackson – Factcheck.org Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office. Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the [...]
U.S. economy added 213,000 jobs in June, beating expectations
The latest job report marks the 93rd straight month that the U.S. economy gained jobs, the longest recorded streak. The numbers were larger than the expected 195,000 jobs [...]
223,000 jobs added in May; unemployment rate falls to 3.8 percent
The U.S. economy added a robust 223,000 jobs in the month of May, according to figures released Friday by the Department of Labor, and the unemployment rate fell slightly to [...]
Trump Spins Rise in Job Openings
By Eugene Kiely – Factcheck.org The number of job openings has been rising since mid-2009, contrary to President Donald Trump’s boast that under his stewardship [...]
