Unemployment

Job Creation Formula. The 3 C’s = Jobs

RECENT HEADLINE: Employers added 216,000 jobs in the private sector. Net loss of 14,000 in government jobs across the nation (McClatchy News Service). Lets take a look at what I call, The 3 C’s of Job Creation: Confidence, Capitalism and Conservatism. The Simple Variable of Confidence in the Equation.  This 10 letter word is grossly underestimated at times, [...]

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Analysis of Governor Walker’s State of the State Address

In his first State of the State Address as Wisconsin’s governor last week, Scott Walker reiterated his panoply of campaign promises and pledged to make job creation, business development, balancing the budget, and restoring economic prosperity his foremost priorities in the current legislative session. Even though Governor Walker’s speech lacked much on these issues, he [...]

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White House Predicts 9% Unemployment for 2011

After ensuring the American people that an $862 billion stimulus bill would curtail the nation’s unemployment rate, the White House has now released estimates that indicate an average of 9% unemployment well into next year. WHAT?! With those figures, over 30 million Americans could remain jobless and unable to support their families until tax cuts [...]

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