Tag: Jobs

As the latest jobs report comes out Friday, the five fastest-growing sectors in the 12 months prior have been: temporary help, professional and technical services, construction, education and healthcare. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobs bounce back in April at 211,000, unemployment falls to 4.4 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2017 12:31 pm

Forecasters expected jobless claims to dip to 246,000, adjusted for seasonal variations, after unexpectedly rising to 257,000 the week before. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

New jobless claims plunge to 238,000, fewest getting benefits in 28 years

Joseph Lawler · May 4, 2017 12:31 pm

The project is in line with President Trump's goal to bring jobs back from overseas. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Apple to dump $1B into creating advanced US manufacturing jobs

Anna Giaritelli · May 4, 2017 12:10 am

"We don't want to wait for a building ... this is about reaching out right now," former President Barack Obama said. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Obamas to donate $2 million for Chicago youth summer jobs program

Daniel Chaitin · May 3, 2017 6:47 pm

Facebook plans to significantly increase its staff in an effort to monitor content following a slew of violent videos being posted to the social networking website, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Facebook to hire additional 3,000 employees to monitor violent content

Sean Langille · May 3, 2017 6:17 pm

Investors had expected the Fed to keep rates steady, but they have been seeking a better sense of the Fed’s intentions for the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed holds off on rate hike, but downplays weak first-quarter growth

Joseph Lawler · May 3, 2017 6:00 pm

House passes comp time bill

Sean Higgins · May 2, 2017 10:08 pm

—œI was waiting for the moment when one of the people asking the questions would have said, so exactly how are you going to create more jobs?—? the failed presidential candidate said during an interview. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Beltway Confidential

Clinton suggests debate presidential moderators never asked about jobs (they did)

Becket Adams · May 2, 2017 8:50 pm

U.S. and foreign corporations would invest more in the United States, which would boost our economy, and corporations would avoid and evade taxes less.

The case for slashing corporate tax rates

Washington Examiner Staff · May 1, 2017 4:01 am

Express Scripts, a Fortune 100 prescription delivery company, plans to close a local facility that employs about 200 workers. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Laid-off employees implore Trump: ‘Save our jobs’

Joel Gehrke · April 30, 2017 2:18 am

Low claims for unemployment insurance are a good sign for the economy. They indicate that layoffs are relatively rare. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims rise to 257,000, but workers getting unemployment benefits at a 17-year low

Joseph Lawler · April 27, 2017 12:31 pm

Scott Davis is a public affairs officer for Member Services in Atlanta who has appeared on national television and testified several times in Congress. (Wikipedia Commons)

Veterans Affairs has 346 workers who do only union work

Sean Higgins · April 27, 2017 4:01 am