What’s The Unemployment Rate?
Earlier this month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly employment situation report – which contains the widely watched “U-3” number, or...
US labor participation rate
SC Labor Participation Rate Hits Record Low
by FITSNews
South Carolina’s labor participation rate – or the number of working age persons who are either employed or looking for a job – fell to...
Barack Obama’s Economy: A “Term” Lesson
by FITSNews
FEWER MAKERS, MORE TAKERS U.S. President Barack Obama defied history last November when he won a second term with the nation’s unemployment rate at 7.9...