Number of Americans working or looking for jobs falls to 30-year-low in a severe blow to Obama’s campaign

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139730/Number-Americans-working-looking-jobs-falls-30-year-low-causing-severe-blow-Obamas-campaign.html By Toby Harnden PUBLISHED: 14:35 EST, 4 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:39 EST, 4 May 2012 The percentage of Americans working or looking for work has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years, according to gloomy economic figures that are a major blow to President Barack Obama’s hopes of re-election. This […]

Think the economy is back on track? Blame mild winter for ‘falsely inflating employment numbers’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126614/Think-economy-track-Blame-mild-winter-falsely-inflating-numbers.html Some employers began spring hiring early because of warm weather, creating unreliable employment numbers Job growth slowed to 120,000 last month, smallest increase since October By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:51 EST, 7 April 2012 | UPDATED: 14:51 EST, 7 April 2012 The unseasonably mild winter kept the mercury high, but could have inflated […]