Hello Friend, Spring was a season of both action and reflection for the National Jobs for All Network (NJFAN). Last month we celebrated May Day, International Workers’ Day, established in 1889 to honor workers’ struggles, following the Haymarket events in Chicago tied to the fight for the eight-hour workday. This year’s May Day theme, “Workers… Read More Beyond May Day: Standing Together for Good Jobs
May 2026 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.3%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.8% African American 6.6% Hispanic 5.0% Asian¹ 3.8% Persons with a disability¹ 9.1% Men 20 years and over 4.0% Women 20 years and over 3.8% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-MAY 2026
By Frank Stricker May 18, 2026 On Friday, May 8, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the official unemployment rate for April was 4.3%. By conventional standards, that is close to full employment. It is hard to believe that an economy that has been hammered by high tariffs and hyper-inflation in gas… Read More The Government’s April Jobs Report, and Ours. Why Don’t Things Look Worse?
April 2026 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.3%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.7% African American 7.3% Hispanic 5.0% Asian¹ 3.3% Persons with a disability¹ 7.2% Men 20 years and over 4.0% Women 20 years and over 3.9% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-APRIL 2026
Cross posted from CEPR, Apr 13, 2026 By CEPR Project Introduction Good Jobs Strong Infrastructure Fair Play Project Introduction Today in the United States, it may seem that there is little agreement across the ideological spectrum, especially given the political strife and dysfunction that has enveloped the country. However, amidst much divisiveness, we are not necessarily… Read More The Majority Agenda: Good Jobs, Strong Infrastructure, Fair Play – policy briefs from Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
