The Government-Spending Jobs Boom - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

Government spending is conjuring job growth, but they aren’t the kind that add to long-term productivity growth. The unemployment rate ticked up 0.1 percentage point to 3.9% in April while ... Read More

How Thursday’s jobs report is expected to show Trump’s mark on the labor market

The first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term in office have been marked by sweeping policy actions — including broad-based tariffs, deportations, federal spending cuts and government ... Read More

Opinion | A Modified, Limited Good Jobs Report - WSJ

President Biden thus celebrated Friday’s Labor Department report that employers added a solid 216,000 jobs in December, but below the top line there are signs of a softening labor market. Read More

Guest editorial: Government is adding jobs at a fast clip, as federal spending continues to climb. - Post and Courier

While job growth in most industries has slowed this year, government added an average of 56,000 jobs per month — more than double the average 23,000 monthly gain in 2022. Read More

The jobs boom is hitting the federal sector, too - Government Executive

The federal government added 11,000 jobs in January, an usually high number but in line with recent trends under the Biden administration. Including the U.S. Postal Service, federal agencies have ... Read More

Smoke And Mirrors: NYC’s ‘Jobs Boom’ Was Really Just Taxpayer-Funded Spending Spree - IJR

New York City’s economic rebound since the COVID-19 pandemic has been fueled by health care jobs largely fueled through government funding, according to Bloomberg. The city lost a net of 14,100 ... Read More

Trump sees 'manufacturing boom' in first full jobs report of second term - Fox Business

President Donald Trump boasted that the U.S. is experiencing a "manufacturing boom" following the release of the first full jobs report of his second term. The Labor Department on Friday reported ... Read More

Americans support Musk's push to cut government spending | Opinion - USA TODAY

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are right to cut government spending, and a new poll shows strong support among Americans for their efforts. Approval rating sinks Stop mocking me Get the ... Read More