U.S. Economy

Economists expected U.S. employers to have added 164,000 jobs in December.

The federal minimum wage rate has remained at $7.25 per hour for the past decade

Sixty-two percent of construction firms reported few or no qualified applicants.

President Trump said a phase two deal might not get done until after the election.

In 2019, job growth on average was slower than it was in 2018 per month.

Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida sounded an upbeat note on the U.S. economy heading into 2020.

Bloomberg is a late entrant to the Democratic presidential primary, and as a result, is not participating in the Iowa caucuses.

Economists expected the private sector to have added 160,000 jobs in December.

U.S. services companies grew more quickly in December than the previous month, a sign that the economy's steady expansion should continue.

Two Republicans and one Democrat voted against the trade deal, with 25 senators voting in favor.

The list of states that are predicted to shrink this year increased from October.

Readings above 50 represent expansion in the manufacturing sector.

Residents leaving the states were heavily concentrated among the higher income brackets.

Consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of the country’s GDP.

Home prices are on the rise per Case-Shiller.

The ratio of unemployed people to job openings is less than 1-to-1, compared to a decade ago, when it was 6-to-1.

Little Burros has been recognized at the White House.

For the times you can't deflect thorny economic questions by offering a cocktail or asking about the Super Bowl, here are some easy-to-grasp answers.

President Trump emphasized how well the American economy is doing, reiterating how "we have the greatest economy in the history of our country."

"If we're going into a depression, where there's going to be hardship, people will wait until they have enough, and then they'll have babies," Art Laffer said.