by Jane Richey | May 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment aid applications stayed at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the same level as the previous week. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, fell from roughly 380,000 to 375,000. Applications for benefits...
by Jane Richey | May 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The more the Federal Reserve Board does, the less responsibility Congress and the White House take for making the right fiscal decisions, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said Tuesday during a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the Federal Reserve Board’s...
by Jane Richey | May 4, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The Labor Department says employers added 115,000 jobs in April. That’s below March’s upwardly revised 154,000 jobs and far fewer than the pace from earlier this year. The unemployment rate has fallen a full percentage point since August to a three-year...
by Jane Richey | Apr 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Marking “Equal Pay Day” on April 17, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis called it an opportunity to “reflect on the challenges that millions of women — particularly those of color, single mothers and women with disabilities — continue to face in securing...
by Jane Richey | Apr 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Disappointing jobs data is driving fresh speculation over whether the Federal Reserve might take extra moves to boost the economy. If recent reports are an indication that the economy might be losing steam, the central bank could feel compelled to act with another...