Tag: Unemployment

Washington Secrets

White House Report Card: Biden stumbling over inflation, vaccination failures, and polls

Paul Bedard · December 11, 2021 1:29 pm

FILE- In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo a bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone is posted outside the store in Canton, Miss.

Jobless claims plunge to 184,000, lowest level in 52 years

Zach Halaschak · December 9, 2021 1:32 pm

FILE- In this July 17, 2018, file photo, a sign outside a business in Salem, N.H. says "Now Hiring." On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for August.

4.2M workers quit jobs in October, third-highest number on record

Zach Halaschak · December 8, 2021 3:00 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen speaks during a conference on economic opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Yellen said that the last several decades have seen the most sustained rise in income inequality in a century. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Beltway Confidential

No, Secretary Yellen, labor shortage is no ‘mystery’

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 7, 2021 5:33 pm

Britain's Prince Harry, left, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at the 'Lion King' European premiere in central London.

Beltway Confidential

Prince Harry, who quit his family, praises people quitting ‘jobs that don’t bring them joy’

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 7, 2021 2:31 pm

White House chief of staff scrambles to put positive spin on lackluster jobs report

Zach Halaschak · December 3, 2021 3:46 pm

A now hiring sign is seen in front of a business along the boardwalk, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Ocean City, New Jersey. Many seasonal businesses are struggling to find enough workers again this summer.

Economy badly disappoints with just 210,000 jobs in November

Zach Halaschak · December 3, 2021 1:31 pm

Jobless claims beat expectations, remain low at 222,000

Zach Halaschak · December 2, 2021 1:31 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event.

Red states buck Biden by allowing workers fired over vaccine mandates to collect unemployment

Zach Halaschak · November 29, 2021 8:34 pm

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., pass each other as Harris moves to the podium. To speak during a campaign event at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020.

Beltway Confidential

How to explain our garbage economy to your Biden-supporting aunt

Tiana Lowe Doescher · November 25, 2021 3:06 am

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week ending Sept. 27 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 50 years in surprise plunge

Zach Halaschak · November 24, 2021 3:43 pm

This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. The Labor Department released its weekly report on applications for unemployment benefits on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Slightly more Americans sought unemployment benefits during the previous week, but the overall levels still remain near historic lows in a positive sign for the job market.

Virginia upgrades unemployment system

Washington Examiner · November 24, 2021 1:00 am