Economy Grew at 1.9% Rate in Quarter, Hit by Trade Fight and Global Weakness
Dogged by uneasiness over trade frictions and weak global growth, the American economy’s growth inched lower over the summer.
Gross domestic product — the broadest measure of goods and services produced in the economy — grew at a 1.9 percent annual rate for the third quarter, according to preliminary data released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday.
There is something of a tug-of-war going on between consumers, who continue to spend, and businesses, which have sharply pulled back on investment.
What benchmark did Trump and the pseudocons set for a 1.9 percent GDP growth figure? Hmmmm...
"The economy is in deep trouble."
Remember every time the Obama Administration reported the unemployment rate was dropping month after month, year after year, the tard herd began screaming about the Labor Force Participation Rate?
Well, it still sucks, kids:
THANK YOU for emphasizing the failure of the administration of former President Barack Hussein Obama.
During that administration, unemployed workers just dropped out of the labor market entirely. You are showing that President Donald Trump is turning that trend around and enticing more people back to work. Not an easy thing to do once they become dependent on the government teat.
You haven't been reading this thread at all, have you.
I even put a gigantic graphic to show there are MORE Americans out of the labor force than when pseudocons were decrying about the 92 million unemployed Americans.
Man, I talk about the willful blindness you people suffer from all the time, but this is ridiculous! That graphic was YUGE!
Got it!
The Labor Participation Rate was 65.7 when President Obama took office. Given the slowest recovery in our history, people quit looking for a job. When President Obama left office, that rate was way down to 62.7. Three percent of unemployed workers just quit looking and gave up. President Trump has, with his greatly improved economy, is moving people back into the working market.
The Unemployment Rate Does Not Signal A Recession
Update - October 4, 2019
Oct. 4, 2019 10:29 AM ET
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The Unemployment Rate Does Not Signal A Recession: Update - October 4, 2019 | Seeking Alpha
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Steve Moore: Middle-class Incomes Surge More Than $5,000 Under Trump Economy
BY PETER VICENZI
10/07/2019
Steve Moore: Middle-class Incomes Surge More Than $5,000 Under Trump Economy | FreedomWorks
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Younger and Minority Workers Lead Wage Gains as Expansion Ages
Oct. 17, 2019, 8:59 AM
A tightening labor market with U.S. unemployment rate at a 50-year low is starting to result in higher wages for full-time workers, including younger people and minorities whose pay has lagged.
Median weekly earnings for Americans in the third quarter rose 3.6% to $919, outpacing inflation, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday. Earnings for those aged 25 to 54, in their prime working years, rose by 5%, the fastest rate of growth in recent years.
Younger and Minority Workers Lead Wage Gains as Expansion Ages
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ECONOMY
Record-low black unemployment cheered by black activists
Published 1 month ago on September 9, 2019
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“Love him or hate him, this is an incredible economic accomplishment for the President and a tremendous benefit for American blacks,” said Project 21 member
Derryck Green.
Along with a reported third straight month of
3.7 percent overall unemployment, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) August jobs report noted that the overall black unemployment rate fell half-a-percent to
5.5 percent. This is the lowest black unemployment rate ever recorded. BLS began reporting employment statistics by race in 1972. And with overall white unemployment at 3.4 percent, it is also the smallest reported gap between the races ever in terms of joblessness. Until recently, the racial employment disparity between blacks and whites has generally held to a
2-1 margin.
Record-low black unemployment cheered by black activists
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Help wanted: Too many jobs and not enough workers in most states
Tim Henderson, Stateline Published 8:00 a.m. CT Oct. 15, 2019 | Updated 7:10 p.m. CT Oct. 15, 2019
In 39 states, there are more jobs than people looking for them, according to a Stateline analysis of June hiring and employment data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Help wanted: Too many jobs and not enough workers in most states
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