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Total U.S. employment as of March reached almost 161.5 million, or roughly 3 million above the pre-pandemic peak according to the BLS Household Survey. Understandably, President Biden crows about this a lot.  What his staff surely never…

I am weary of hearing the trope that we need more illegal aliens because “Americans won’t work those jobs.” My bet is that most Americans share this sentiment as well. Amidst a myriad of concerns about illegal immigration, one prominent…

(Bloomberg) -- The stock market ended the week on a positive note after a blowout jobs report signaled the US economy will continue to power Corporate America — even if that means the potential for still elevated interest rates.Most Read…

Stocks pushed higher on Friday, headed for a reprieve from losses as investors shook off some jitters after digesting the crucial monthly jobs report,The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) put on 1%, or 400 points, while the S&P 500…

US stock futures nudged higher on Friday, pointing to a reprieve from losses as jittery investors braced for the crucial monthly jobs report but kept one eye on surging oil prices.Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures put on…

Several Democratic lawmakers from manufacturing-intensive Midwestern states are backing new regulations by the Biden administration restricting vehicle emissions, which experts say could dramatically reduce the number of gas-powered…

The government overestimated the number of jobs added to the U.S. economy by more than one-third in January, continuing the trend of revising down huge job gains, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The total…

The U.S. set another new record for the total number of government jobs in February, even as overall unemployment ticks up, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The government added 52,000 positions in February,…

Stocks lost momentum and turned downward during afternoon trading on Friday, as investors pulled back some after a powerful rally that led by big tech names. The February jobs report also showed an uptick in the unemployment rate,…

For “Ask an Economist” this week, I have a question from John O. about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). I’ve purposefully avoided MMT in the past for a few reasons. First, because it appears to be under-theorized. In other words, often…