Tag: Jobs

Washington Secrets

Weekly Biden Report Card: Bad to worse on virus, jobs, and Afghanistan withdrawal

Paul Bedard · September 4, 2021 11:53 am

A man works in the office, filing taxes.

It’s time to rethink the five-day workweek

Dave Seminara · September 4, 2021 4:00 am

FILE- In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo a bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone, a retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, is posted outside the store in Canton, Miss. Another healthy picture of hiring is expected when the U.S. government issues its September jobs report Friday, Oct. 5.

Economy falls well short of expectations with 235,000 jobs added in August amid delta surge

Zach Halaschak · September 3, 2021 12:31 pm

FILE- In this July 17, 2018, file photo, a sign outside a business in Salem, N.H. says "Now Hiring." On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for August.

New jobless claims fall to 340,000 as economy recovers

Zach Halaschak · September 2, 2021 12:31 pm

A man waves as he and other Afghanistan refugees arrive at a processing center in Chantilly, Va., Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, after arriving on a flight at Dulles International Airport.

Beltway Confidential

Afghan refugees highlight issues with workforce credentialism

Tom Joyce · September 1, 2021 3:09 pm

FILE- In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo a bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone, a retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, is posted outside the store in Canton, Miss. Another healthy picture of hiring is expected when the U.S. government issues its September jobs report Friday, Oct. 5.

Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded tax break to company that created one job

Washington Examiner · August 26, 2021 3:30 pm

Latest estimate shows Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill adding roughly 1 million jobs over a decade

Christian Datoc · August 25, 2021 7:49 pm

New Jersey adds 14,600 jobs, unemployment rate increases to 7.3%

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2021 6:00 pm

After a trip 1,200 feet underground, Biden’s labor secretary has a new appreciation for coal miners

Salena Zito · August 20, 2021 11:47 am

Former President Jimmy Carter and President Joe Biden.

A stagflation swamp: Joe Biden is Jimmy Carter 2.0

Ted Harvey · August 20, 2021 4:00 am

New jobless claims fall to 348,000, lowest of the pandemic recovery

New jobless claims fall to 348,000, lowest of the pandemic recovery

Zach Halaschak · August 19, 2021 12:00 am

Biden economic agenda is anti-small business

John Schnatter · August 17, 2021 4:00 am