Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 8, 2012
The New York Times columnist takes on the conspiracy theorists--former General Electric Chairman Jack Welch (pictured) among them--who cried foul after the jobs report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 5, 2012
A drop in the nation’s jobless rate gives President Obama an occasion to speak grandly about the prospect of America’s future under his leadership. But crucial information is missing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 24, 2012
The importance of a good night's sleep cannot be understated. Research suggests that getting eight hours every night can make you happier, richer, smarter and hornier. But for many Americans, the problem with their sleep pattern is not that they're getting too little, but that they are getting too much. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 4, 2011
For the millions of Americans who have lost their livelihoods over the last few years and the millions more who have been unemployed since before the 2008 financial crisis, Labor Day will underscore the daily suffering. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 5, 2011
The official unemployment rate dropped from 9.2 to 9.1 percent last month as 117,000 new jobs were added to the American economy. The improvement in the rate, however, was almost entirely due to Americans giving up the search for work. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ruth Marcus / TruthdigSep 2, 2010
Indulge me, please, while I rant about my new least favorite word: shed. Not as in dog hair. As in jobs. As in, "The economy shed (fill in the blank) jobs last month." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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