by David Leonhardt, January 11, 2012, The New York Times Now comes the economic-bust phase of the Republican primaries. Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states to hold nominating contests, are both among six states with the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. Their economic strength benefited Mitt Romney, who has performed much better [...]

The American Jobs Act is a mixed bag for America’s more than 29 million unemployed. Some provisions are good, some are bad, and some are just plain ugly. Take a look at UCubed’s “The American Jobs Act: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” slideshow.

Mitt Romney just posted a video on You Tube, titled, Bump in the Road.”  I’d like to know what you think about this video.  Let me know by posting a comment.

New numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveal the states with the top unemployment rates. Nevada registered the highest unemployment rate with 14.2 percent in January. The states with the next highest rates were California with 12.4 percent and Florida at 11.9 percent. Rhode Island, 11.3 percent; Michigan, 10.7 percent; and South Carolina, [...]

by Matt Kelley, February 9, 2011 RadioIowa in Business & Economy With the economy still recovering, tax time could be even more stressful for many Iowans. Tax adviser Kathy Pickering says taxpayers need to watch for every eligible deduction. She says many people don’t realize there’s an energy improvement credit still on the books, though [...]

Permanently High Unemployment Paul Krugman, July 26, 2010, The New York Times Brad DeLong, commenting on Greg Mankiw, writes: Mankiw’s broader point is that since we have seen nothing like this before except for the Great Depression, we should be humble and risk averse–and hence have the government stand back and wash its hands of [...]

By Harry Kelber While the Obama administration and congressional Democrats saw the April increase of 290,000 jobs as further evidence that the recession was over,  there was an actual increase of 300,000 people in the ranks of the jobless last month, with total unemployment rising to 15.3 million,  according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor [...]