Expensive Middle Class

The decline of the middle class probably has as much to do with expenses as with income. In the twenty Continue reading →

May US Jobs Report

The bad news: Instead of creating 158,000 jobs in May, the US economy only added 38,000. The other bad news: Continue reading →

US Wages Grow Somewhat

“For the nation as a whole, average weekly wages rose by 7.4% in real terms between 2000 and 2015.” – Continue reading →

Federal Reinvestment Falls

Governments invest in themselves through research and development, education, training, and basic infrastructure. The US; “In 2014, federal investment turned Continue reading →

US Entrepreneurship Fades

The American ideal of hard-working, innovative people starting businesses to improve their lives persists. The reality is that, in America, Continue reading →

Bifurcation Of America Continues

America continues to lose the middle class. The upper income population is growing from 17% to 20% since 2000, while the Continue reading →

April US Jobs Report

The good news: The US economy added 160,000 jobs in April. The bad news: Economists expected 202,000, which was already Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2016

Over 50 million Americans live in zip codes with over 55% unemployment. Only 11% of Americans, 4% of Europeans, and Continue reading →