Author: Jayson Javitz

Job Markets The national labor markets in August were horrible. Employers shed a grand total of 316,000 jobs. Furthermore net private-sector W-2 job growth was very weak (24,000) and …

Total Income Growth 6.31% - year-over-year increase in total personal incomes. 2.36% - year-over-year total consumer inflation rate. Economic Growth -- Q2 Inflation-adjusted GDP growth in Q2 was revised …

Company Layoffs 324,000 - 4-week avg. of initial claims for jobless benefits - August 16, 1997 318,000 - 4-week avg. of initial claims for jobless benefits - August 18, …

Retail Sales Overall retail sales in July rose 0.3%. That was above the gain expected by Wall Street and substantially above a decline posted in June. Consumer spending accounts …

I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw her face. Her blank expression. Those vacant eyes. No, not Hillary Clinton. The TSA drone. She was checking IDs in …

Federal Spending & Revenue The annual increase in federal spending at present is below the prevailing inflation rate. So far this fiscal year the annual federal budget deficit is …

Unemployment Rates July 1997 - 4.2 - whites July 2007 - 4.2 - whites July 1997 - 7.9 - Latinos July 2007 - 5.9 - Latinos July 1997 - …

Economic Growth The Commerce Department reported Friday that real GDP advanced 3.4% last quarter. That's far in excess of the 0.6% growth rate posted in Q1. Top-line growth in …

College grads see higher starting salaries this year The salaries of new college graduates jumped across the board this year, according to a new survey. Go figure. For those …

New CIA Interrogation Rules For Terror Vermin Here's a link to the actual text of President Bush's EO regarding CIA interrogations of terror-bot scum. Read the whole thing. I …