The labor market stomped on Omicron. Although the variant was expected to extract a toll on the January employment situation, the report was much stronger than expected.

BlogMark TalercioFebruary 4, 2022Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Eye on Money, jobs, jobs report, unemployment, unemployed, economy, economics

Weird December Jobs Will Not Deter Fed

The December jobs report, as weird as it was, paints a picture of an economy that continues to create jobs and pay workers more.

BlogMark TalercioJanuary 7, 2022Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Eye on Money, jobs report, unemployment report, unemployed, unemployment, inflation

November Jobs Won’t Deter Fed

The government reported that 210,000 jobs were created in November, below expectations for 550,000.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 3, 2021Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Eye on Money, economy, economics, Powell, Jerome Powell, unemployed, unemployment

October Jobs Recap: Eeyore OUT, Tigger IN

The labor market bounced back in October with the economy adding 531,000 new positions, the upper end of the range of estimates, and revisions to the two previous months added an additional 235,000 than previously reported.

BlogMark TalercioNovember 6, 2021Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Eye on Money, economy, economics, labor market, unemployed, unemployment report

Is the U.S. Economy the Walking Dead?

Just in time for Halloween, two reports spooked economists. Does this mean that the U.S. economy looks like zombies from The Walking Dead?

BlogMark TalercioOctober 29, 2021Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Eye on Money, economy, economics, GDP, unemployed, unemployment

Is the Labor Shortage Real?

While the labor market is improving, the facts beg the question: With millions out of work, is there a labor shortage?

BlogMark TalercioJune 4, 2021Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, jobs report, economy, economics, labor shortage, unemployed, unemployment, unemployment report

Congressional Grinches May Have Hearts

Nearly nine months after the $2.2 trillion CARES Act became law, the lame duck Congress is poised to pass an additional $900 billion relief bill before adjourning for its winter break.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 20, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, stimulus package, stimulus check, economy, economics, jobless, unemployed, COVID, COVID-19

Investors Absorb October Surprise and Slowing Job Gains

As news emerged early Friday morning that the President and the First Lady tested positive for coronavirus, some investors may have wondered if this was the “October Surprise” they feared.

BlogMark TalercioOctober 4, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, economics, Trump, jobs report, unemployed, unemployment

The Economy and (30 Million Americans) Need a Lifeline

Government emergency efforts worked and the economy saw significant progress in May and June. But with the virus spiking in wide swaths of the country in July, hopes have dimmed hopes for a more significant third quarter bounce.

BlogMark TalercioAugust 2, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, economics, recession, GDP, stimulus check, stimulus checks, unemployment benefits, unemployed, unemployment

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