Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. Center for American Progress Economist Kate Bahn released the following statement today on the January 2017 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS: This month’s jobs report is the final release of data that reflects how the labor market fared[Read More…]
Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Payroll Employment Rises by 227,000 in January 2017; Unemployment Rate Changes Little (4.8%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 227,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in retail trade, construction, and financial activities. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons,[Read More…]
Study Finds American ISIS Fighters Likely to Be U.S. Born, Engaged in Society
Research challenges widely held assumptions about American face of ISIS CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. A new study from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats at the University of Chicago and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Counter-Terrorism Policy Center finds striking patterns among individuals in the United States considered ISIS supporters,[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center: Trump’s Planned Changes to Government’s ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Program are Politically Motivated, Dangerous
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. The following statement is by Heidi Beirich, director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project. “The changes that President Trump is reportedly considering to the government’s Countering Violent Extremism program are dangerously misguided, for two important reasons. “First, by changing the name to Countering Violent Islamic Extremism, he is[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 28, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 246,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 259,000 to 260,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
December 2016 Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 236 of 387 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up in 292
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 1, 2017. Unemployment rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 236 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 111 areas, and unchanged in 40 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-seven areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and five[Read More…]
National Education Association President to Senate: Reject Betsy DeVos and Take a Stand for Students
Eskelsen García: The level of public engagement in opposition to Betsy DeVos’ agenda has been astounding WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)– January 31, 2017 – The U.S. Senate is set to begin debate on Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s controversial pick to head the U.S. Department of Education. This comes on the heels of[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center on the Trump Team
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The following are SPLC articles, statements and reports about several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for Cabinet posts and advisory positions. Stephen Bannon: Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor White Nationalists Rejoice at Trump’s Appointment of Breitbart’s Stephen Bannon Stephen Bannon Must Go Gen. Mike Flynn (Ret.): National[Read More…]
Trump’s ‘Two-Out, One-In’ Executive Order on Regulations Is Radical, Unworkable and Dangerous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. Statement of Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen: Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the goal of repealing two public protections for every new one issued. The order also establishes a process for setting an annual cap on federal regulations, which the Trump administration[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: The Relationship Between the United States and Mexico Is Too Important for President Trump to Destroy
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. relationship with Mexico is one of the most important international relationships this country has. Over the past decades, that connection has become stronger, making both countries more economically prosperous and secure. The vilification of Mexicans by President Donald Trump threatens to unravel that relationship even[Read More…]
