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What Games are Being Played With Jobs?

Opinion:  Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their report for the month of August 2019 on September 6, 2019 indicating August Nonfarm Job Creation of 130,000 jobs, which in one word is pitiful. … Continue reading

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Cooking the Books aka Surviving in a Country Filled with Smoke and Mirrors

By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson The news coming out this week about our GREAT economy is bordering disaster. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated a preliminary revision to the number of non-farm jobs created by this Administration, … Continue reading

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US Economy and You

By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the US economy?  We think it would be safe to assume most US voters think of the monthly Jobs … Continue reading

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54 Consecutive Months of Private-Sector Job Growth

By Patricia L Johnson The first thing I heard from the media today about the most recent jobs report is the word only.   Only 142,000 jobs were created in August 2014.  They failed to notice our latest job creation report … Continue reading

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2013 Job Growth averaged 182,000 Jobs Per Month

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Economic Releases – Wednesday, September 7, 2011

FRB Beige Book Note: Release time is at 2 p.m. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Commercial Paper Federal Reserve Board (updated daily) Source: NBER

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Economic Releases – Friday, August 26, 2011

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries* Corporate Profits ECRI Weekly Leading Index Note: Release time is at 10:30 a.m. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey Note: Release time is at 11 a.m. Monetary Developments in the Euro Area … Continue reading

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Economic Indicators – Friday, August 19, 2011

ECRI Weekly Leading Index Note: Release time is at 10:30 a.m. Monetary Trends Note: Release time is at 12 p.m. Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Survey of Current Business* Commercial Paper … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – August 16, 2011

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (G17) Note: Release time is at 9:15 a.m. New Residential Construction (Housing Starts) Retail E-commerce Sales (Quarterly) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes Commercial Paper

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Economic Releases – August 11, 2011

Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (H41) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. Mass Layoffs (Monthly)* Mass Layoffs (Quarterly)* Money Stock Measures (H6) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims … Continue reading

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