Really? Because I’ve been unemployed for almost a year now. And while the part time job I have might count, it sure doesn’t pay enough. So I gotta ask, are these part time jobs that have been reported or full time? Because from what I can tell, the market is crap right now.
Business and consumers are optimistic, suggesting solid hiring is likely to continue.
Media stories are rife with reports of a broad spectrum of business sectors very fearful of the short and long term effects of Trump's trade and tariff policies. There may be polls that ostensibly gauge the overall optimism of business, but I think an assertion they're generally optimistic ignores some very real concerns shared by many.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, average hourly earninigs have gone up 2.7% in the past year.
BLS also says prices have gone up by 2.9% in the past year.
Full employment, and workers still can’t get ahead. But Trump isn’t going to mention that part. The game is rigged, and he and his buddies like it that way.
Despite the official U3 number of 3.9%, there is still a LOT of slack in the labor market. This has been true for - what? at least 5 years? Whether it’s older workers such as myself who employers just don’t want to deal with, women who left the job market to have families and now probably can’t get back in or laid off retail workers, these numbers aren’t really telling the full story.
Look, your constant nap demands, and insistance the font size on all the computers be set to “72”, has basically rendered you a trouble hire. Go fishing, whittle, anything. It’s really best for everyone.
In January 2016, when the Democratic House passes a minimum wage hike, forcing the Senate to follow suit, will Trump veto it?
The Obama recovery continues in spite of ignorance, stupidity, and general fuckery of the Trump administration.