Tag: Jobs

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, as she testifies before the Senate Banking Committee to deliver the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. Yellen noted that some recent economic data have pointed to weaker-than-expected gains in consumer spending and job growth. She said the Fed will be watching to see whether the slowdown proves only a temporary blip caused by severe winter weather. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Janet Yellen backs CBO minimum wage study maligned by the White House

Joseph Lawler · February 27, 2014 5:00 am

A job seeker stops at a table offering resume critiques during a job fair held in Atlanta. (AP/John Amis)

Applications for US jobless benefits rise to 348,000

Christopher Rugaber · February 27, 2014 5:00 am

Sony Electronics to cut 400 jobs in San Diego

Sony Electronics to cut 400 jobs in San Diego

Washington Examiner · February 26, 2014 9:30 pm

CarMax to hire more than 1,200 across country

CarMax to hire more than 1,200 across country

Washington Examiner · February 26, 2014 7:03 pm

An Anemic ‘Recovery’

An Anemic ‘Recovery’

Geoffrey Norman · February 26, 2014 4:05 pm

Sen. Rob Portman is blaming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for the holdup in extending unemployment benefits for millions of longterm jobless AmericansÃÂ . (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Rob Portman blames Harry Reid for impasse on unemployment benefits

David M. Drucker · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Protestors demonstrate outside a McDonald's restaurant in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 5 as part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

House Democrats push increase in minimum wage despite GOP opposition

Sean Lengell · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

More than three-quarters of the top economists polled by the IGM Forum agreed with the statement that advancing automation has not reduced employment in the United States.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Economists: Robots aren’t killing jobs, but might be hurting wages

Joseph Lawler · February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday denied that Obamacare would cost many Americans their jobs, insisting that it gave workers, in particular women, more employment freedom. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Joe Biden: Obamacare not a jobs killer

Meghashyam Mali · February 25, 2014 5:00 am

$A program to help jobless veterans has found employment for a fraction of eligible workers since its launch two years ago. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)$

Connecticut jobs program for veterans helping few find work

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama is taking his "year of action" tour to Minnesota, heading to St. Paul on Wednesday to announce a new competition encouraging investments to create jobs and restore infrastructure. (AP Photo)

Obama to take ‘year of action’ to Minnesota

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

Kristol: Conservatives Should Be Serious About Making Work Pay

Kristol: Conservatives Should Be Serious About Making Work Pay

Daniel Halper · February 23, 2014 4:02 pm