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President Donald Trump recognized the American worker in a proclamation for the Labor Day holiday. “On Labor Day, we recognize the remarkable American workers who comprise the greatest labor force in the world,” he wrote.

The quintessential American holiday bookends are Memorial Day, kicking off the summer, and Labor Day, marking the back-to-work and school season.

Elaine Parker of Job Creators Network writes in the Washington Times that the broad scope of economic indicators offset the concern that the inverted yield curve suggests a recession is imminent.

Economists surveyed by Econoday had forecast a gain of 151,000 for July.

More than 1,000 women gathered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign launched the Women for Trump Coalition. The coalition, which was created in order to “mobilize and empower women who support President Trump,” is

A survey shows which states have the most and least student loan debt based on a range of metrics, including unemployment and past-due loans.

The reason the unemployment rate rose slightly is that the number of Americans looking for work picked up.

The very first thing the Democrats did in their debate was lie about the economy. And it only got worse after that.

Official figures show that average earnings in the U.K. increased in the three months to April while unemployment remained at its lowest level since the end of 1974.

Recessions are inevitable but that does not mean one is on the horizon, despite dire headlines in the media.

Prior to Donald Trump’s election in 2016, the Asian unemployment rate had not gone below 3 percent since 2007.

Unemployment for women has been below 4 percent for 12 out of the past 13 months, the best streak since the early 1950s.

In April, the unemployment rate for Hispanics and Latinos dropped to 4.2 percent, the lowest level on record

Governor Matt Bevin and Governor Kim Reynolds write in the Washington Post that, despite record low unemployment in their respective states, the unemployment rate for spouses of active duty military was 24 percent in 2017.

Government-approved opioids almost doubled the number of young men who were pushed out of the workforce before the election of President Donald Trump, according to economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

The United Kingdom’s unemployment rate has fallen to a 45-year low, according to a report released Tuesday.

Elaine Parker of Job Creators Network writes in The Hill that the American economy – as measured by job creation, unemployment, and wage growth – is one of the strongest in decades.

Jobless claims fell to the lowest level in almost 50 years despite signs that economic growth has slowed.

It’s time to finally put to rest the idea that the steel and aluminum tariffs would hurt American workers and raise unemployment.

Americans are coming out of not just unemployment, but from out of the workforce entirely at a rate higher under President Donald Trump than under the previous administration, according to a Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) report out Tuesday.

The number of people in the United Kingdom who are working has risen to historic highs in absolute terms, while the linked statistic of unemployment has also fallen to a low not seen in decades. The new release of government

President Donald Trump told Breitbart News last week in an exclusive interview in the Oval Office at the White House that his biggest accomplishment as president so far is a rejuvenated economy.

A man who has been protesting for four months against multinational corporation General Motors’ (GM) decision to close four manufacturing plants in the U.S. this year says “the life” of the Lordstown, Ohio, community “is at stake.”

“We’re seeing wages rise more than they have at any time for a long long time,” Trump said. “I’m happy about that.”

The job engine stalled in February after booming in December and January.|

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin praised President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday for commitment to bipartisanship, national security, and protecting American workers.

“African-American, Hispanic-American, and Asian-American unemployment have all reached their lowest levels ever recorded,” Trump said.

Prior to Trump’s presidency, Hispanic unemployment had never been this low.

Unemployment of African-Americans has never been so low.

Former BuzzFeed manager Jason Sweeten created a BuzzFeed quiz, Monday, criticizing the company’s mass layoffs. The quiz, titled “Do You Still Have A Job At BuzzFeed?” calls for employees to unionize while mocking the company’s culture and practices.

Recently laid-off BuzzFeed employees, along with those still at the company, are demanding that the company pay them earned Paid Time Off (PTO), after it was alleged that only employees in California were being paid out for the benefits they had earned when laid off.

Just 199,000!

Jobless claims fell last week.

In the last shutdown, tens of thousands of federal workers filed for unemployment benefits.

The government of Iran is prone to belligerent defiance about the resilience of its economy in the face of U.S. sanctions, but Radio Farda noted on Wednesday that even the dubious data officially released by Tehran depicts a country in “deep recession” with staggering unemployment rates.

“I would love to see a big immigration bill where we really take care of the situation,” Trump said during an Oval Office bill signing ceremony to combat human trafficking. “We would like to see real immigration reform in this country because we need it, and it would be a beautiful thing.”