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We already noted the absolutely stunning surge in reported Household Survey jobs which "added" 873,000 jobs, or the most since 2003 and the second most in the past decade, which was just a little bit off the Household Survey used in the monthly NFP jobs changes, which came at 114,000, or about 8 times less. But what was the reason for this epic jump in Household survey jobs? Simple, and those who have read our series on America's transition to a part-time worker society know the answer. The reason is that the number of part-time people employed for economic reasons...

In July 207,000 jobs were created, above expectations, and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0% Upward revisions for May and June as well.

jobs were created in August. The unemployment rate edgged down at 5.4% Upward revisions Details to come...

32,000 jobs were created in July. The unemployment rate down at 5.5% Details to come... ouch

Speaker Davidson: John Kerry’s Pessimism Won’t Bring Jobs to Ohio COLUMBUS, OH – Today, Bush-Cheney ’04 Regional Chair and former Speaker of the House Jo Ann Davidson issued the following statement regarding recent economic growth and Sen. John Kerry’s continued pessimism toward an improving economy: "John Kerry’s gloom and doom campaign talk won’t create one job in Ohio. Worse, by continuing to speak negatively in the face of an ever-improving economy, Sen. Kerry shows no appreciation for the folks here who have worked hard to expand our economy and add jobs. Today, Ohio’s economy continues to improve: wages are up,...

Today's News: State-by-State Jobs Data New jobs are growing and the unemployment rate is dropping across the country, according to government data released today for the month of April by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Employment over the last year was up in 44 of the 50 states and the unemployment rate was down in all regions and in 47 of the 50 states. Nationwide, more than 1.1 million jobs have been added since August, with 8 consecutive months of gains, and the national unemployment rate stood at 5.6% in April, below the national average of the 1970s, 1980s,...

288,000 jobs were created in April. The unemployment rate down at 5.6% Details to come...