Unemployment

American households are facing a tough financial reality. Despite efforts to bring manufacturing back home, income inequality is widening as real wages fail to keep up with rising debt. While wealth continues to concentrate at the top, a huge segment of the population remains financially squeezed and dependent on federal support. Between the pressures of globalization and a thickening layer of regulation, job creation is hitting a wall. This divide isn't just a trend; it's a structural problem that makes our current economic path look increasingly unsustainable.

As of early 2026, economic data points to steady GDP growth, yet labor market conditions tell a different story. Investment in artificial intelligence is supporting output and corporate margins, while hiring remains subdued and worker mobility constrained. Historical recoveries show employment often lags growth, but current conditions suggest a deeper structural shift. Automation, policy constraints, and uneven access to technology are reshaping how growth is generated and who benefits from it. The result is an expansion that favors capital over labor, raising concerns about income durability, consumer demand, and long-term economic stability if workforce participation continues to weaken.

In the over 50 years that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has been keeping track, the share of Black Americans who are employed has consistently been lower than the share of white Americans with paid jobs. This changed in March of 2023.

The Gold/Silver Ratio has been rising along with the strength of the US dollar.

A recession is the scariest creature in the average investor's closet of anxieties...because they can mean lower home prices, lower stock prices and, of course, higher unemployment [but] if you're prepared for the next one, there will be plenty of opportunities when that downturn ends. [That being said,] the more you know about recessions, the better, so here are 8 must-know facts about them.

There has been a great deal of research done recently on the cost of illegal immigrants to the economy and to society and the results are surprising and encouraging.

It is my contention that the official “unemployment rate” has become so politicized and so manipulated that it is essentially meaningless at this point. The following are 10 reasons why.

The unemployment statistics provided by the U.S. Government are bogus... The devil is in the detail and a lot of people don’t properly analyze the information they are being provided with. Here is that detail which explains how those stats have been manipulated downwards to show a supposed unemployment rate of 5.7% rather than the true rate of 11.3%. Yes, 11.3%!

This article answers the question as to how far the employment situation in the U.S. is from "normalizing" by analyzing 6 metrics to help answer the question. The conclusion is surprising. Read on.

The Misery Index is a lens through which to look at quality of life and, from an American perspective, such misery has risen steadily since 1994. How miserable is your state (and your state of being)? Take a look..