Mike Barnicle

Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

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Mar 06, 2015

Mike Barnicle and the two signs of a recovering economy

“Two huge signs of a recovering economy are: one, the pay raises that Walmart and other retailers are giving in order to keep good employees; and the other thing, when you go past any Home Depot parking lot, it’s more full today,” says Mike Barnicle in response to the latest jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. economy added 295,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 5.5% this past month, the lowest level since May 2008. Watch the conversation between Mike and the Morning Joe team here.

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Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.

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