Tag: Jobs

There is a very good reason to believe that extending unemployment benefits to a maximum of 99 weeks in recent years held back the labor supply. (iStock Photo)

Lower benefits, higher jobs — Paul Ryan has it right

Lawrence Kudlow · August 11, 2014 2:57 pm

Construction workers build a commercial complex in Springfield, Ill. (AP/Seth Perlman)

The big omission in Obama’s upbeat economic narrative

Joseph Lawler · August 11, 2014 12:55 pm

Bankers and Their Wounds

Irwin M. Stelzer · August 9, 2014 3:00 am

Initial unemployment claims drop

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2014 2:52 pm

Job seekers check out the opportunities at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Almost no Americans are getting fired

Joseph Lawler · August 7, 2014 2:21 pm

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 16, 2014, job seekers check out the opportunities at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

US jobless aid applications fell to 289,000

Josh Boak · August 7, 2014 1:44 pm

First Time Claims: Another Good Week

Geoffrey Norman · August 7, 2014 1:22 pm

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Charge: Obama plan to legalize millions of immigrants ‘disastrous’ to blacks

Paul Bedard · August 6, 2014 8:36 pm

FILE - In this July 16, 2014, photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen removes her glasses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. With employers ramping up hiring and the unemployment rate sinking in the past year, pressure is rising on Janet Yellen's federal reserve. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Hiring up, but Yellen ‘dashboard’ signals caution

Christopher Rugaber · August 2, 2014 1:01 pm

Dazed and Confused

Irwin M. Stelzer · August 2, 2014 3:00 am

Weekly unemployment insurance claims decrease

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2014 4:48 pm

A welder fabricates anchor bolts for roads and bridges at the custom manufacturer Fox Company Inc. in Philadelphia. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Job gains aren’t translating to faster wage growth

Joseph Lawler · August 1, 2014 3:55 pm