Amara Omeokwe

Amara Omeokwe is an economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal based in Washington D.C. She previously worked as an editor and producer at NPR and a local television reporter in North Carolina. Her start was covering capital markets and U.S investment banking as a TV producer at CNBC.

Biography:  https://www.wsj.com/news/author/amara-omeokwe

55%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The annual job gain is set to slow for the second straight year in 2023, though it remained above prepandemic levels.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Employers added 170,000 jobs in December
  • Nonfarm payrolls are predicted to rise by 175,000 in December while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8% from the previous month.
  • The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8% in December from 3.7% in November

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The job growth rate in December was lower than expected and has been declining for two consecutive years. The annual job gain is set to slow for the second straight year in 2023, though it remained above prepandemic levels.

Recent Articles

December Jobs Report Predicts Slower Hiring and Increased Pay

December Jobs Report Predicts Slower Hiring and Increased Pay

Broke On: Friday, 05 January 2024
    The December jobs report is set to be released and economists predict that the US economy added 170,000 jobs in December. This would represent a slowdown from November's gain of 199,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to tick up slightly to 3.8%.

    U.S. Economy Adds 199,000 Jobs in November Amid Cooling Labor Market

    Broke On: Friday, 08 December 2023 The U.S. economy added 199,000 jobs in November, decreasing the unemployment rate to 3.7%. Wages increased by 0.4 percent over the month, exceeding expectations. The retail industry shed 38,000 jobs, reflecting the weakest holiday hiring season since 2013. The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its benchmark rate unchanged in its next meeting, with the possibility of rate cuts in the future.