Tag: Jobs

Union leaders, clergy and other activists are launching an effort to put a major minimum wage increase on the District of Columbia ballot.

Activists to push for $12.50 minimum wage in D.C.

Associated Press · November 19, 2013 5:00 am

A New York Post report suggests that Census workers faked data used to calculate the unemployment rate.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Beltway Confidential

Report: Census jobs data was faked

Charles Hoskinson · November 19, 2013 5:00 am

Washington, D.C. Surpasses New York, L.A. as Fastest Growing Region of Wealth

Daniel Halper · November 18, 2013 2:00 pm

Bitcoin doesn't meet the definition of a currency or even an electronic payment form in Finland, where the central bank has instead decided to categorize the software as a commodity. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

The week ahead in economics: Bitcoin, Ben Bernanke and housing

Joseph Lawler · November 18, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, are co-sponsors of the Employee Rights Act. (Getty Images File)

Examiner Editorial: A workers’ rights bill that almost everyone likes — except Big Labor

Editorial Writer · November 18, 2013 5:00 am

The Retail Revolution

Irwin M. Stelzer · November 16, 2013 5:00 am

Tweeting Past the Graveyard

Tweeting Past the Graveyard

Geoffrey Norman · November 14, 2013 8:15 pm

The higher education bubble might finally be bursting, writes Judah Bellin. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Manhattan Moment: Is the higher education bubble finally bursting?

Judah Bellin · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

People talk to a FirstService representative at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla., on Oct. 31. According to the Department of Labor, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits slipped 2,000 last week. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

US unemployment benefit applications dip to 339K

Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

Boston Globe: Restaurant jobs are going unfilled despite high unemployment rate

Washington Examiner · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Wheelchair attendants Erick Conley, left, and Sesilia Vaitele assist a pair of passengers heading to an overseas flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP/Elaine Thompson)

Problematic ballots may decide fate of $15 wage in Seattle area

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Who will begin unwinding the Fed's $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program: Ben Bernanke or Janet Yellen? President Barack Obama stands with Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen in the State Dining Room at the White House. (AP Photo)

Fed guessing game: When to ‘taper’ its $85 billion monthly stimulus

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2013 5:00 am