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U.S. Aug. jobless rate jumps to 6.1%, payroll jobs down 84K
Investment Blog | September 5th 2008 by Admin
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The nation’s unemployment rate jumped unexpectedly to 6.1% in August, the highest in almost five years, the Labor Department said Friday. Nonfarm payrolls shrank by 84,000 in August, more than the 75,000 decline expec read more
Well Yesterday Was Fun… How About Job Data?
InvestorsLive Blog | September 5th 2008 by InvestorsLive
Ugh, so yeah, jobs worse than expected, same with retail sales. I wonder if the rebate checks are wearing off of the American consumer. The times of a market rally with a drop in oil are over; it’s back to the basic fundamentals of the economy. Wha read more
June Stagflation Index Dives Deep
Sustainable Middle Class | July 17th 2008 by John Freeland
The June Simplified Stagflation Index (SFI) fell to -77, down from a revised -26 in May. The June data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that inflation rose much faster than wages for non-managerial workers in the private sector, who mak read more
Freedom, Career Choice, and Wage Equity
Sustainable Middle Class | June 12th 2008 by John Freeland
In his 2007 book The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America, author Daniel Brook makes the argument that there is no freedom without equality. Too many college graduates are abandoning their social consciences in favor of more lu read more
April Stagflation Index: Workers Losing Ground
Sustainable Middle Class | May 18th 2008 by John Freeland
The April data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that inflation rose faster than wages for non-managerial workers in the private sector, which are those who make up about 80% of the American workforce. The key data: Consumer Price Index ( read more
What is Middle Class?
Sustainable Middle Class | May 3rd 2008 by John Freeland
Many of those who land on this website do so as a result of searching on the the question, “what is middle class?”. In a recent televised debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and moderated by ABC’s George Stephanopolous a read more
March Stagflation Index Goes Negative
Sustainable Middle Class | April 20th 2008 by John Freeland
The March data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that inflation rose faster than wages for non-managerial workers in the private sector, who make up about 80% of the American workforce. The key data: Consumer Price Index (CPI) +0.3% Avera read more
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