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May 7, 2015

How low can you go: Graduating without debt

For today’s graduates, shiny promises quickly lose their luster when the student loan payment book arrives before a job offer. 

May 7, 2015

Jobs report: August numbers prove US economy is in crisis

The economy created only 142,000 jobs in August, down from 212,000 in July, indicating the economy significantly slowed this summer.  Jobs creation is well below the pace needed to reemploy all the workers displaced during the financial crisis—the economy is in crisis!

May 7, 2015

What the jobs numbers really mean

One month’s numbers don’t tell you the big picture.

May 7, 2015

Where are the jobs? Political corruption hurts millions of Americans

Millions of Americans are underemployed and it may not be their fault.

May 7, 2015

Labor Day: Congress must take action to protect workers, not Big Labor

As we pause this Labor Day to honor the indispensability of American workers – and the essential roles they play in advancing our economy and national fabric – we must also honestly examine the forces currently holding them back.  And that starts with a basic acknowledgement that the sweat of our brows is producing diminishing returns – both for ourselves and our families.

May 7, 2015

Obama, Democrats' dismal record on jobs since 2008

President Obama has managed to increase employment only 5.5 million or about 4 percent but measured against other presidents facing similar challenges, his performance is hardly stellar.

May 7, 2015

Five reasons Americans can’t find jobs

The jobless rate is likely closer to 20 percent, and the root cause is slow economic growth.  

May 7, 2015

Vets don’t want charity, we want opportunities to learn new skills and launch a career

Veterans don’t want charity or handouts; we want opportunities to learn new skills and launch a career.

May 7, 2015

October Jobs Numbers: If things are so good, why do we feel so bad?

Friday we learned that the unemployment rate had ticked down to 5.8%, but that number has become a standard joke among Americans looking for a job – or those looking for a better job.

May 6, 2015

Millenials, Men and You? Meet American workers left behind as US economy picks up

An exodus of workers from the marketplace has reshaped families across the country. Today only 62.8 percent of the labor force is working in the United States, the lowest rate since 1978.