That marks a continued downward trend in the unemployment rate in the state’s most populous city, and it is the first time that the jobless rate has dipped below six percent in more than four ...

The U.S. Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate hit 5.5 percent in May, but does that rate tell the real story?

Chris Young sends this chart from Claremont, California. The chart considers the percentage change in unemployment over each presidential term. Chris writes: With all the talk about republicans ...

A revealing chart illustrates the trends in unemployment during Obama's presidency, sparking discussions on economic policy.

A few days ago I wrote about Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's false statements. This is more about the games that chart-wielding politicians play. I was intrigued by one damning chart in her State ...

From Scary Charts, Part II: Here’s what this chart says: the current recession is bad. But n ot just bad. In terms of job losses, this chart says that this recession is worse at this point than ...

As I have commented previously, as in the October 30 post, in my opinion the official methodologies used to measure the various job loss and unemployment ...

How long will jobless benefits last? Before COVID-19 came into the picture, unemployment insurance varied greatly state to state. Capping out at 12 weeks, Florida’s was the shortest benefit.