Tag: Unemployment

U.S. employment could be higher than what's consistent with a healthy economy, speculated James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. (Chris Goodney/Bloomberg)

Fed official: Economy may be ‘well beyond’ full employment

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2016 4:44 pm

First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden touted the positive veteran employment news on the fifth anniversary of their Joining Forces initiative. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

White House: Vet jobless rate less than national average

Susan Crabtree · May 5, 2016 2:11 pm

First-time applications for unemployment benefits jumped to 274,000 in the last week of April. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Jobless claims jump to 274,000

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2016 12:32 pm

The Obama administration announced plans Friday to ban federal agencies from asking job seekers about their criminal records when they first apply for work. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Helping ex-cons return to work

Washington Examiner · May 2, 2016 11:03 am

Savior Obama’s lame economy limps along

Washington Examiner · April 29, 2016 4:02 am

Between the cyclical peaks of 1979 and 2007, average individual income tax rates fell most dramatically for the bottom 80 percent of taxpayers, with the bottom 40 percent receiving more in refundable tax credits than paid in taxes. (iStock photo)

Myth: Tax cuts helped only the rich

Washington Examiner Staff · April 25, 2016 4:01 am

Economists had expected unemployment claims to bounce back up to a still-low 265,000, according to a survey by Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1973

Joseph Lawler · April 21, 2016 12:32 pm

Audit: $1.3 billion in disability payments made to people on unemployment

Joel Gehrke · April 13, 2016 3:43 pm

Private sector economists had expected jobless claims to drift down to 272,000, according to a survey conducted by Bloomberg. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Jobless claims fall to 267,000

Joseph Lawler · April 7, 2016 12:31 pm

A spokesman with the Federal Protective Service said authorities are still investigating how the unidentified man was able to break in to the federal facility. (AP Photo)

Is the cat burglar a nerd?

Anna Giaritelli · April 4, 2016 10:04 pm

In this April, 2007 file photo, a shovel prepares to dump a load of coal into a 320-ton truck at the Black Thunder Mine in Wright, Wyo. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Energy and Environment

Coal industry announces major round of layoffs in the West

John Siciliano · April 1, 2016 4:25 am

Private-sector economists had expected just a slight uptick to 266,000, according to a survey conducted by Bloomberg. (Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)

Unemployment insurance claims rise to 276,000, highest since January

Joseph Lawler · March 31, 2016 12:31 pm