#Shutdown: Obama Threatens To Withhold Jobs Report
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is threatening to withhold the federal government’s September jobs report due to the partial government shutdown which began on October...
Labor Participation Rate
The Future For Jobs Is Scary
by FITSNews
Think the post-recessionary “New Normal” is a bummer? You ain’t seen nothing yet … According to a truly scary study by Oxford University economists Carl...
SC Labor Participation Rate Slips
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South Carolina’s labor participation rate is once again hovering near record lows – sliding to 58.7 percent in June, according to data obtained by FITS...
U.S. Unemployment Rate Down Slightly
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The U.S. economy created an estimated 165,000 jobs in April, while March’s disappointing data was updated to reflect the creation of an additional 50,000 jobs...
Historic SC Labor Participation Rate Data
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We haven’t had many nice things to say about S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) – the agency that was supposed...
Terrible Jobs Report
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Ruh-roh, “recovery.” Hiring slowed sharply last month as the United States economy added only 88,000 jobs – its worst performance in nine months and less...
SC Unemployment Rate Down Slightly
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South Carolina’s unemployment rate edged down to 8.6 percent in February from 8.7 percent in January, data from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce...
About Those Jobs …
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Unemployment in America is down from its recessionary peak, yet it remains chronically high. Then there’s the problem of our nation’s shrinking labor force –...