Job Creation Below What’s Needed to Keep ‘Steady Employment’, Many Have Inflation Higher than CPI
On Friday's broadcast of WBUR's “Here and Now,” MSNBC chief economics correspondent and MSNBC host Ali Velshi said the August jobs report showed job creation was “lower than what's needed to maintain stable employment.” He also said that while wages are outpacing inflation, “inflation is high for a lot of people who have to pay […]
UAW files apparently ‘frivolous’ intimidation lawsuits against Trump, Musk — who have no control over UAW members’ employment
On Tuesday, the United Auto Workers union called out former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s recent comments. X’s Space Interview. The separate complaints allege that both Trump and Musk tried to “intimidate and threaten employees” during the meetings, but neither Trump nor Musk have the authority to dictate the hiring or firing practices of […]
Full-Time Jobs Fall Yet Again as Total Employment Flattens
According to the most recent report from the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added 206,000 jobs during June while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 percent. Unlike most months over the past year—which repeatedly described the employment situation as “strong” and “a blowout”—the general media narrative for the June jobs report […]