Tag: Jobs

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., leave the chamber during the vote on restoring jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, legislation that expired late last year, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2014. With their 17-day spring break beckoning at the end of the week, House and Senate lawmakers will have to scramble to reach agreement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Unemployment benefits bill headed to House

David Espo · April 8, 2014 12:03 pm

Womenâs rights activist Lilly Ledbetter, left, acknowledges President Obama as she speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, during an event marking Equal Pay Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama rips GOP ‘excuses’ on equal pay for women

Brian Hughes · April 8, 2014 4:00 am

Labor market churn picked up slightly in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday morning, but the pace of hiring and firing remains far below the levels that prevailed before the financial crisis that began six years ago.ÃÂ

More grinding improvement in U.S. job creation in February

Joseph Lawler · April 8, 2014 4:00 am

Senate OKs jobless bill; House prospects slimmer

David Espo · April 7, 2014 11:20 pm

Obamacare Era: 50 Worst Months of Employment in Past 25 Years

Jeffrey H. Anderson · April 7, 2014 5:14 pm

Some workers from closed Pa. plant get new jobs

Washington Examiner · April 7, 2014 11:27 am

After a big week for economic policy that began with the president unveiling his budget proposal and ended with a better-than-expected jobs report, this week will be a little slower. But there's still plenty happening.

The week ahead in economics: finance, regulation and hiring

Joseph Lawler · April 7, 2014 4:00 am

5 signs US job market may finally be accelerating

Josh Boak · April 6, 2014 2:18 pm

A Kinder, Gentler Fed Chair

Irwin M. Stelzer · April 5, 2014 3:00 am

Let the Spinning Begin

Geoffrey Norman · April 4, 2014 2:39 pm

Better weather may have lifted job growth in March

Christopher Rugaber · April 4, 2014 7:01 am

Jimmetta Smith, right, the wife of a U.S. Marine veteran, holds her resume while talking with a senior recruiter for Delta Airlines at a job fair for veterans and their family members at the VFW Post 2681 on Nov. 14 in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Good news regarding long-term unemployment in March

Joseph Lawler · April 4, 2014 4:00 am