By Manzanita Miller While the unemployment rate rose slightly in April, from 4.26 percent to 4.34, the U.S. economy added jobs at a rate that exceeded expectations last month. The Department of Labor reported the economy added 115,000 new jobs in April according to a May 8 report . That […]

By Robert Romano Consumer prices popped up to 3.8 percent annual growth in April, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , amid a continued increase of oil-based energy including gasoline and fuel oil amid the Iran war. After increasing 21.2 percent in March as the U.S. and Israel engaged in major combat operations, […]

By Robert Romano The unemployment rate rose slightly in April, from 4.256 percent to 4.337 percent (rounding removed), as the number of unemployed increased 134,000 to 7.37 million, according to the latest data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is still lower than its previous high of 4.539 percent, and […]

By Manzanita Miller   While tackling inflation is still a top priority for Americans, a positive direction on economic indicators like the stock market and jobs — including unemployment still low at 4.3 percent in April — is earning President Donald Trump a significant bump in approval among Hispanic voters, with the President’s approval rating rising […]

By Manzanita Miller One of President Donald Trump’s electoral promises was to use a slate of incentives and disincentives, including his tariffs on foreign goods, to persuade businesses to move back to the United States, and just over fourteen months into his second term it appears to […]

By Robert Romano Wars are not cheap, and neither are oil shocks, as can be instantly seen in consumer prices that jumped 0.9 percent in March alone, or at a 3.3 percent rate the last 12 months, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . That is up from 0.2 percent or 2.4 percent […]

By Robert Romano The U.S. unemployment rate once again dipped in March down to 4.3 percent from its November 2025 peak of 4.5 percent, and the unemployment level dropped by 332,000 in March to 7.2 million, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment level […]

By Robert Romano Consumer inflation edged ever so slightly up to 2.43 percent over the past 12 months in February while average weekly earnings slowed slightly to 4.1 percent, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in what might be the last good news on inflation […]

By Robert Romano The unemployment rate once again increased to 4.4 percent after decreasing for two consecutive months, as the unemployment level jumped 208,000 to 7.57 million, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . The unemployment rate recently peaked in November 2025 at 4.5 percent, and the unemployment level at 7.78 million. Just another 21,000 unemployed and […]

By Robert Romano “BEA estimates that this reduction in services provided by the federal government subtracted about 1.0 percentage point from real GDP growth in the fourth quarter.” That was the Bureau of Economic Analysis noting that the slowdown in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 1.4 percent was largely attributable to the federal government shutdown that occurred from Oct. 1, 2025 to Nov. 12, 2025, the […]