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ThinkstockIf everything goes as expected, the state of Connecticut will become the first state to enact legislation raising the state’s…
ThinkstockThe unusually cold and snowy weather that persisted through the first months of 2014 is likely to trim 0.4% from…
ThinkstockThe government calls them “people who are employed part time for economic reasons.” In other words, these people want full-time…
ThinkstockAmerican’s views of the U.S. economy cannot be measured as uniform. Income and job prospects vary from region to region…
ThinkstockDrought is so severe in some parts of California that scientists have observed that conditions may not significantly improve for…
ThinkstockThere are several states in which more than 20% of the population cannot always afford to feed themselves. Most of…
squirrel83, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its data on unemployment by city for January. In general,…
States, often burdened by budget deficits that grew during the recession, are not getting tax receipts from some of America's…
ThinkstockHouston topped the 50 largest American cities in terms of job creation over the two years that ended December 31,…
ThinkstockIn a headline that hardly sounds like good news, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that the unemployment rate…
ThinkstockA Thursday economic report from The Conference Board was its index of leading indicators for the month of February. We…
ThinkstockSeveral hundred thousand Americans might do well to contact the IRS. The agency claims that nearly one million people who…
Janet Yellen made a bit of a surprise on Wednesday in her FOMC statement and then again in her press…
courtesy of the Federal ReserveThe Federal Reserve under Janet Yellen may not be that much different than the Fed under…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday that it owes about 919,000 U.S. taxpayers nearly $760 million in refunds for…
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