Tag Archives: unemployment rate

September Jobs Numbers below 8 percent

After what can only be called a lack-luster debate performance for President Obama, the September jobs numbers reveal an interesting trend. For the first time since Janurary 2009, the United States jobless rate is below 8 percent... 7.8 percent to be exact. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, September job … Continue Reading ››

Disappointing Jobs Numbers: For once, Reince is right

Well there you have it folks. For the first time in many months, the US unemployment rate has climbed up to 8.2%. The net gain of the US economy was a measly 69,000 jobs during May. April's job numbers were also revised downward. UGH.

For once, I have to agree with RNC … Continue Reading ››

Obamanomics… Helping or hurting Houston?

So we see the jobs reports on the first Friday of each month, and everyone inhales and holds their breath for just a second. If the unemployment rate goes down, we breathe a sigh of relief. If it ticks up, we wonder what happened. Over the past few months, the economy has started to pick up … Continue Reading ››