Tag: Jobs

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

June jobs report an improvement but economy still lacking

Zach Halaschak · July 9, 2021 3:00 am

Teenagers are taking back the starter-job market

Beltway Confidential

Teenagers are taking back the starter-job market

Cameron Arcand · July 6, 2021 11:00 am

Economy beats expectations with 850,000 jobs in June, unemployment at 5.9%

Zach Halaschak · July 2, 2021 12:31 pm

New jobless claims at 364,000, less than predicted

Zach Halaschak · July 1, 2021 12:34 pm

Demonstrators rally at the Capitol in support of McDonald's workers on strike to be paid $15 per hour in 15 cities on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

Beltway Confidential

A minimum wage hike could mean smaller paychecks

Carrie Sheffield · July 1, 2021 11:00 am

Construction workers build a commercial complex Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The state Department of Employment Security says Illinois unemployment rate dropped to 7.1 percent in June. The unemployment rate in May was 7.5 percent. The state jobless rate has dropped for four straight months and is at its lowest point since October 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Worker choice is on the ballot in Illinois

Joe Sosnowski · July 1, 2021 4:00 am

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016, file photo, a woman passes a "We're Hiring!" sign while entering a clothing store in the Downtown Crossing of Boston. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for July.

Employers desperate for workers turning to signing bonuses

Zach Halaschak · June 30, 2021 10:16 am

Student earnings show which public colleges are wasting taxpayer money

Student earnings show which public colleges are wasting taxpayer money

Annie Bowers · June 29, 2021 12:00 am

New Hampshire sees slight uptick in jobless claims

Washington Examiner · June 25, 2021 9:00 pm

Working families don’t need universal child care

Clare Anne Ath · June 25, 2021 4:00 am

A restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Salem, N.H.

New jobless claims at 411,000, more than expected

Zach Halaschak · June 24, 2021 12:32 pm

Biden’s new liberal FTC chairwoman expected to pursue pro-labor rules for employment contracts

Biden’s new liberal FTC chairwoman expected to pursue pro-labor rules for employment contracts

Nihal Krishan · June 24, 2021 12:00 am