Tag: Jobs

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Gipson, right, has his resume looked over by Ralph Brown, a management and program analyst with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a job fair. (AP/David Goldman)

Jobless claims fall ahead of Friday jobs report

Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Audience members hold signs appealing for jobs as they attend a Democratic news conference about extendingÃÂ unemploymentÃÂ insurance benefits on Wednesday in Washington. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Time to make unemployment benefits a permanent entitlement?

Mark Tapscott · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

When it comes to the public's concerns, House Speaker John Boehner appears determined to remember that the big question in 2014 is the same as it was in 2009 and 2010 and 2011 and 2012 and 2013: Where are the jobs? (Photo: Thinkstock)

John Boehner and GOP plan to focus on jobs

Byron York · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Fed reduced bond buys after seeing big job gains

Fed reduced bond buys after seeing big job gains

Martin Crutsinger · January 8, 2014 9:53 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, the Republican Policy Committee chairman, tells reporters that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and his political tactics are almost entirely responsible for making the Senate dysfunctional, following a procedural vote on legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Benefits debate is first volley of election year

Jim Kuhnhenn · January 8, 2014 2:46 pm

Unemployment aid: What’s at stake for US economy

Unemployment aid: What’s at stake for US economy

Josh Boak · January 8, 2014 5:01 am

Jimmetta Smith holds her resume while talking with Rhonda Knight, a senior recruiter for Delta airlines, at a job fair for veterans and family members in Marietta, Ga. (AP/David Goldman)

Survey: US companies add 238,000 jobs in December, most in year

Christopher Rugaber · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

With more people receiving unemployment benefits, and given the costs associated with working, employers have to pay more to attract the unemployed.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Extending benefits helps individuals but increases joblessness

Timothy P. Carney · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers his State of the Union addressÃÂ declared a "war on poverty"ÃÂ on Jan. 8, 1964. In background are Speaker John McCormack, left, and Sen. Carl Hayden. (AP Photo)

Examiner Editorial: New weapons are needed to win the war on poverty

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

EXography: Top 10 states for new jobs fuel hope for economic growth

EXography: Top 10 states for new jobs fuel hope for economic growth

David Freddoso · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

As long as government policy retards job creation, unemployment compensation only provides an expensive delay of the difficult decisions that await those currently out of work. (AP File)

Examiner Editorial: Extending jobless benefits encourages more unemployment

Washington Examiner · January 6, 2014 5:00 am

On Monday, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen, the current Federal Reserve vice chairwoman, to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

The week ahead in economics: The gender pay gap, Janet Yellen, unemployment benefits and jobs

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2014 5:00 am