JOLTS - There were 3.4 People Looking for a Job for each Position Available in September 2012
The BLS September JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.4* official unemployed per job opening. Opportunities, actual hires and layoffs were all down, showing a stagnant, dead pool job market. While openings .....»»
Election Aftermath - Campaign Spending Could have Given Every Person $19 and Pot Wins!
The spending was obscene.....»»
The Grand Bargain Under the Fiscal Cliff
The main stream media has finally caught on that Congress will cause a major recession through economic blackmail in addressing the Fiscal cliff. Now there are calls for compromise. Ever notice when we hea.....»»
Food Stamp Usage Reaches Record High with 15% of America on Food Stamps
Food stamp usage has soared to a new record high of 47,102,780. As of August 2012, 1 in 6.7 pe.....»»
Identity Politics and Economic Reality
The election was won by identity politics. Black people voted for President Obama by over 93%, Hispanics 71% and Asians 73%. The exit polls show 55% of women voted for Obama, whereas 59% of white people voted for Romney. .....»»
Twinkies, Pensions, Real Wages and Poverty
The loss of the Hostess Twinkie is a symbol of a new era for the American worker. Chemical cupcakes usher in the race to the economic bottom, where the new business operandi i.....»»
More on the Economic Effects of Superstorm Sandy
Superstorm Sandy's economic effects are popping up like the dark.....»»
The Triangle Fire Goes Global
On March.....»»
Startling Statistics on Workplace Abuse
A little holiday story caught our eye. Work is the last thing people are grateful for. R.....»»
The Permanent Dependency Class
The rec.....»»
Congress Betrays The U.S. STEM Worker Once Again
The House of Representatives is out to destroy the American Science, Technology, Eng.....»»
Corporation Nation
Most Americans know corporations run the nation and long ago ceased to be good citizens. U.S. Corporations have endorsed a sociopathic stance of short term profits as their.....»»
The Slap on the Wrist Financial and Corporate Crime Fines
Have you ever noticed that large corporations can get away with pretty much anything? Over and over again a ma.....»»
The Fed Focuses on the Unemployed
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The Fiscal Cliff Hoax - Our Collapsing Economy and Currency
Originally published by Institute for Political Economy .....»»
The Corporations versus the American People Battleground is the Fiscal Cliff
We have lobbyists controlling the fiscal cliff debate and the messaging: By posing as po.....»»
Chained CPI Will Reduce Your Social Security Benefits
There is a war on social security and America is losing the battle. One constant in the fiscal cliff negotiations is the agenda to cut your retirement benefits by a ruse, a lowering of the inflation adjustment. Share.....»»
Business as Usual and Prosecution of Financial Crime
The latest fallout in the banks manipulating the LIBOR scandal were criminal charges against two UBS traders. LIBOR is a key financial rate and the Justice Department this week fined UBS $1.5 billion fo.....»»
When Hedge Funds Trump Governments
While Greece suffers to the point of revolution and suicide, hedge funds made out like bandits on Greek soverei.....»»
Economic Christmas Carols for Cheer and Chuckles
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE ECONOMIC POPULIST Happy Holidays from The Economic Populist! We hope you have a wonderful, stress-free and safe Christmas. The .....»»