Brian Balfour |  September 28, 2010 Over the last decade, the number of North Carolinians in the unemployment line almost tripled, increasing by nearly 300,000. At the same time, the state was a net loser of private sector jobs, with … Continue reading →

September 23, 2010 WASHINGTON — First-time requests for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly to 465,000. That total is an increase of 12,000, which had been revised upward by 3,000 to 453,000, from last week. The Labor Department says initial claims for … Continue reading →

Friday, Sep. 03, 2010 By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Bloomberg by Shobahana Chandra Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) — Construction spending in July fell twice as much as forecast, led by a slump in homebuilding that will depress U.S. economic growth. The 1 percent drop brought spending to $805.2 … Continue reading →

Reprinted from RTT News by RTT Staff Writer 9/1/2010 9:02 AM ET (RTTNews) - In a report likely to add to recent concerns about the outlook for the labor market, payroll processor Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) said Wednesday that private … Continue reading →

Reprinted from The Wall Street Journal blog: Real Time Economics by Jon Hilsenrath August 27, 2010, 10:30 AM ET – Economists Vincent and Carmen Reinhart offer a grim tour of the economic landscape after financial crises — one plagued by … Continue reading →

Reprinted from The Heritage Foundation by Rea Hederman, Jr. and James Sherk August 6, 2010 – The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that, during July, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent and 131,000 job opportunities were lost. However, … Continue reading →

Reprinted from Triangle Business Journal By G. Scott Thomas North Carolina is among 33 states that have fewer private-sector jobs today than they did 10 years ago, according to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. North Carolina … Continue reading →

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON Job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace of the year in May, even while the hiring of temporary census workers drove overall payrolls up 431,000. The unemployment rate dipped to … Continue reading →

America faces a new culture war. The forces of big government are entrenched and enjoy the full arsenal of the administration’s money and influence. Our leaders in Washington have seized the moment to introduce breathtaking expansions of state power in huge swaths of the economy. If these forces continue to prevail, America will cease to be a free enterprise nation. Continue reading →