Private sector gained jobs for fourth straight month to end 2023: Report
Private employers added 164,000 jobs in December, and wages rose 5.4% from a year earlier, according to a national employment report released Thursday by the ADP Institute. “We are returning to a labor market that closely matches pre-pandemic employment,” ADP chief economist Nella Richardson said in a press release. She said: “While wages did not […]
U.S. Manufacturing Contracts For 14th Straight Month
The manufacturing sector continued to contract in December, a closely watched economic indicator released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management showed. The ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 47.4% in December, slightly higher than analysts' expectations of 47.2%. Last month's PMI was 46.7. Despite the better-than-expected improvement, this figure remains below the 50 […]
151K Migrants Apprehended Last Month in 2 Border Sectors — Shatters Prior Records
Border Patrol agents in the Tucson and Del Rio areas apprehended about 151,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border between ports of entry during December, according to an unofficial report reviewed by Breitbart Texas. The reported concerns shatter previous records for both departments. Tucson-area agents arrested about 80,000 immigrants in December, breaking a record dating […]