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Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 29, 2014 at 11:13 AM EDT

Unemployment Continues to Cripple Four States

ThinkstockUnemployment in the United States dropped to 6.7% in February, well below the 10% level it reached at the worst…

Paul Ausick | Mar 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

High Lime Prices Kill Celebrations

ThinkstockThere are at least two stories about the skyrocketing cost of limes: one is a poor harvest in Mexico, and…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 28, 2014 at 8:37 AM EDT

Personal Income and Spending Rise Handily

ThinkstockWe now have the report for personal income and spending for the month of February. This data is now effectively…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 27, 2014 at 6:31 AM EDT

Ukraine’s Economy by the Numbers

By International Monetary Fund [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsThe International Monetary Fund will lend the financially crippled Ukraine government a…

Paul Ausick | Mar 26, 2014 at 12:45 PM EDT

Connecticut May Be First to Adopt $10.10 Minimum Wage

ThinkstockIf everything goes as expected, the state of Connecticut will become the first state to enact legislation raising the state’s…

Paul Ausick | Mar 25, 2014 at 7:20 AM EDT

U.S. Economic Expansion to Quicken in 2014

ThinkstockThe unusually cold and snowy weather that persisted through the first months of 2014 is likely to trim 0.4% from…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 25, 2014 at 6:21 AM EDT

The 10 Best Part-Time Jobs

ThinkstockThe government calls them “people who are employed part time for economic reasons.” In other words, these people want full-time…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 24, 2014 at 6:31 AM EDT

The Five Cities Most Confident About U.S. Economy

ThinkstockAmerican’s views of the U.S. economy cannot be measured as uniform. Income and job prospects vary from region to region…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 24, 2014 at 6:31 AM EDT

Texas and Nevada Join Drought-Plagued California

ThinkstockDrought is so severe in some parts of California that scientists have observed that conditions may not significantly improve for…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 22, 2014 at 10:37 AM EDT

Ten States Where People Can’t Afford Food

ThinkstockThere are several states in which more than 20% of the population cannot always afford to feed themselves. Most of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 21, 2014 at 10:56 AM EDT

Ten American Cities With the Highest Unemployment

squirrel83, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its data on unemployment by city for January. In general,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 21, 2014 at 6:38 AM EDT

Ten Huge Companies Dodged State Taxes for Five Years

States, often burdened by budget deficits that grew during the recession, are not getting tax receipts from some of America's…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 20, 2014 at 1:32 PM EDT

Houston Tops Cities in Job Creation

ThinkstockHouston topped the 50 largest American cities in terms of job creation over the two years that ended December 31,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 20, 2014 at 11:31 AM EDT

Unemployment Among Gulf War-Era II Veterans Drops to 9%

ThinkstockIn a headline that hardly sounds like good news, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that the unemployment rate…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 20, 2014 at 10:45 AM EDT

Leading Economic Indicators Running Higher

ThinkstockA Thursday economic report from The Conference Board was its index of leading indicators for the month of February. We…

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Unemployment Continues to Cripple Four States

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Unemployment Continues to Cripple Four States

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Connecticut May Be First to Adopt $10.10 Minimum Wage

U.S. Economic Expansion to Quicken in 2014

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