The January jobs report was released on Friday morning, and, just like every report since 2010 it showed a net increase in jobs. Of course Donald Trump, who has been critical of the report in the past, took a positive view of this one, the first of his presidency. Sort of. ...read more

One of the few hopes Donald Trump has to win this election is a 2008-style sudden collapse of the economy. Sadly for the Orange Buffoon, the much-derided Obama recovery continues to build to a crescendo. The Department of Labor's report shows that September was another solid ...read more

The political news of the day is the just-released June jobs report, in which a better-than-expected 288,000 jobs were added, bringing the unemployment rate down to 6.1%, its lowest level since just before the 2008 economic meltdown. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total ...read more

The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From The AP: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away. The ...read more