Outside the Beltway

* – but the tariffs didn’t start until April 2

They won’t tell you who’s going to be President. They’re still useful.

More jobs were added than expected.

Why public attitudes are lagging real world performane.

The numbers continue to be strong.

Growth continues.

A good jobs report.

It’s seemingly just a matter of time before recreational use is allowed throughout the United States.

More Americans are out of work than at any time since the Great Depression.

November saw much higher jobs growth than economic analysts were expecting, but it could just be a statistical blip.

While the economy is likely to remain at its current levels for the next year, that probably won’t help Trump and the GOP much.

October’s jobs report came back better than expected but hardly something to cheer.

The economy grew an anemic 1.9% in the third quarter according to the first estimate of the state of the economy over the summer.

A somewhat disappointing jobs report for September.

The August Jobs Report came in below expectations as other economic statistics point to a slowing economy.

July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.

WIth some signs pointing to a slowing global economy, and President Trump applying political pressure, the Federal Reserve reversed interest rate policy yesterday.

June’s jobs report brought in stronger than expected numbers but the fact that these numbers have not been consistent all year makes one wonder what the state of the economy really is.

The current economic recovery turns ten years old this month, but it can’t last forever.

May’s Jobs Report came back with disappointing jobs growth, suggesting that the economy may be slowing down.

If the economy remains strong, then Democrats could find it harder to beat the President than they thought.

Jobs Growth in April was much higher than expected, seemingly putting to rest for now fears that the economy might be slowing.

Job growth in February was far below estimates, but we did see some solid wage growth and other signs that we’re approaching what economists refer to as “full employment.”

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

The economic impact from the just-concluded government shutdown was apparently quite substantial.

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

President Trump is now apparently on the warpath against the Federal Reserve Board Chairman he appointed only a year ago.

Jobs Growth in November was healthy but fell short of expectations.

The economy is in good shape for the moment but there are storm clouds on the horizon.

The economy may be doing well, but that didn’t help Republicans in the midterms.

Despite the relatively strong economy, President Trump and many other Republicans are relying on the politics of fear to drive voter turnout on Tuesday.

Jobs Growth in October exceeded expectations, as did wage growth. It’s unclear, though, how long these numbers can be sustained.

Republicans passed a tax cut bill in December they hoped would help in the midterm elections. It has turned out to be a big dud.

September jobs growth fell short of expectations even as the top-line unemployment rate reached a point unseen since 1969.

Jobs growth in August was slightly better than expected, but still nothing overly impressive.

Total compensation has been going up and the non-wage portion of said compensation is basically “eating up all” of the past increases since approximately 1974 resulting in a stagnant hourly wage.

Jobs growth fell short of expectations in July but was still relatively decent. Wage growth, however, remains stubbornly stagnant.

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 213,000 in June and the unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

The President teased the Jobs Report an hour before it was officially released. This was both a violation of Federal law, and yet another example of this President violating long-established norms governing how politicians are supposed to act.

May’s jobs report was stronger than the previous two months, but not entirely great.

The Federal Reserve sees the economy staying relatively the same for the foreseeable future, which is both a good and bad thing.

The unemployment rate hit a point unseen since Bill Clinton was President in April, but jobs and wage growth remain tepid at best.

Speaking of trade war talk…

March’s Jobs Report fell far short of expectations.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

The first jobs report for 2018 beat expectation slightly, but the most positive signs came in the underlying data on wages.

Contrary to expectations, jobs growth in December was relatively modest.

November’s Jobs Report was stronger than expected, but there are several caveats to keep in mind.