Tag: Jobs

VIDEO: Economic optimism fuels Gov. Rick Snyder’s rise

Steve Doty · October 7, 2014 5:54 pm

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at a ceremony to announce sports apparel maker Under Armour will build a new $100 million distribution center in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Under Armour expects to hire 1,500 workers at the facility scheduled to open in early 2016. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Haslam questions high jobless rate in Tennessee

Erik Schelzig · October 7, 2014 5:01 pm

In an article about the differences between earning/job potential and college majors, Vox writer Libby Nelson couldn't help but claim that differences in pay really all come down to gender discrimination. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

What discussion about college majors would be complete without mentioning gender gap?

Ashe Schow · October 7, 2014 3:48 pm

In this Oct. 1, 2014 photo, Matt Fahr, left, sales manager with the Charlotte Hornets, speaks with High Point University freshman, Kule Kubanka, about career opportunities, during a career day at the Slane Student Center in Haigh Point, N.C. The Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for August on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/The Enterprise, Laura Greene)

US job openings rising in August as hiring falls

Josh Boak · October 7, 2014 3:46 pm

Job openings rise to highest level since 2001

Joseph Lawler · October 7, 2014 2:41 pm

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Beltway Confidential

The White House discriminates against part-time workers and the unemployed

Becket Adams · October 6, 2014 8:31 pm

Despite falling unemployment and a recovering labor market, young college graduates continue to struggle in todayâs economy. (iStock Image)

Think Tanks: College graduates struggle in current economy

Washington Examiner · October 6, 2014 9:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks at Millennium Steel Service in Princeton, Ind., Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, to discuss the economy as part of Manufacturing Day. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama: Minimum wage hike opponents ‘running out of excuses’

Kelly Cohen · October 4, 2014 1:56 pm

In this Sept. 25, 2014 photo, Illinois Department of Corrections employment recruiter, Forrest Ashby, left, speaks to students attending The Foot in the Door Career Fair at the University of Illinois in Springfield, Ill. The Labor Department releases employment data for September on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Surge of hiring cuts US jobless rate to 5.9 pct.

Christopher Rugaber · October 3, 2014 8:34 pm

VIDEO — Weekly Examiner: The Secret Service’s bad week

Lisa Ruhl · October 3, 2014 7:04 pm

In this Sept. 17, 2014 photo, Andy Gause breads shrimp in the kitchen of the Calabash Seafood Hut in Calabash, N.C. The Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for September on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Matt Born) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT

US service firms grew at healthy clip in September

Martin Crutsinger · October 3, 2014 2:46 pm

Job growth beats expectations in September as unemployment falls below 6 percent

Joseph Lawler · October 3, 2014 1:11 pm