Archive for February 2017

The Friday File: President Obama created 26 national monuments, setting aside 544 million acres of water and 6 million acres of land. This surpasses the records of 18 national monuments established by Teddy Roosevelt, 218 million total acres designated by W., 5 million land acres put into monument status in the lower 48 states by…

In 2000, the labor force participation rate peaked at 67.3%. The men’s rate was 74.9%; the women’s rate was 60.3%. Today, the overall rate is 62.7%, for men it is 69% and for women it’s 56.7%. By 2047, the rate is projected to decline to just 59.2%, with the women’s rate expected to be just…

Last week the number of oil rigs operating in the US hit 566, up 15 from the prior week and an additional 29 from the week before that. The increase of 29 rigs was the largest increase in nearly four years. The oil-rig count is now at its highest level since 11/15. At this rate,…