Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
by Ryan Greenfield Another month, another disappointing jobs report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, October 8, 2010, that the U.S. lost another 95,000 jobs in September. What is most remarkable about this report is that private sector job growth was actually positive at 64,000 jobs (although this number is still not enough […]
by Ryan Greenfield So here we are, still losing jobs one year after President Obama took office. The Labor Department reported on January 7 that, after one month of the slenderest job gains (4,000) in November, payrolls again dropped by 85,000 jobs in December. The economy and jobs constitute the most important issue for both […]