Tag: Jobs

President Donald Trump is seated during a full honors welcoming ceremony for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Our economy continues to beat the odds. Why is Trump threatening it?

Tiana Lowe Doescher · July 26, 2019 1:39 pm

The Commerce Department issues the final estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the second quarter. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Economy grew at 2.1% in second quarter as recovery hits record length

Joseph Lawler · July 26, 2019 12:30 pm

Achyut Patel, Director of Operations, Rudy Patel, Director of Business Development, and Katrina Hart, business development coordinator, pose for a picture at Beyond Green, a maker of biodegradable bags in Lake Forest, Calif.

Dear 2020 Democrats: Small business is doing just fine right now

Joseph Semprevivo · July 24, 2019 4:00 am

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren is not wrong about our impending economic crisis, it’s just her solutions that miss the mark

Tiana Lowe Doescher · July 22, 2019 8:45 pm

Voters support Dunkin's requirement that stores use the E-Verify system or else.

64% back Dunkin’s war on stores hiring illegal workers

Paul Bedard · July 12, 2019 12:25 pm

A Prime Day for an Amazon workers’ strike

Melissa Quinn · July 12, 2019 3:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Fight for $15 and kill up to 3.7 million jobs in the process

Tiana Lowe Doescher · July 9, 2019 12:18 pm

In this Sept. 14, 2014, file photo, protesters participate in a rally on Chicago's south side as labor organizers escalate their campaign raise the minimum wage for employees to $15 an hour.

CBO projects $15 minimum wage would cost 1.3 million jobs

Sean Higgins · July 8, 2019 7:16 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump applauds during the Fourth of July Celebration 'Salute to America' event in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 4, 2019.

Washington Secrets

Trump report card: Explosive week with Kim meeting, jobs, historic 4th display

Paul Bedard · July 6, 2019 3:55 pm

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally.

Byron York: Dem 2020 task: Convince voters to overlook economy

Byron York · July 5, 2019 10:41 pm

Job applicants line up during a job fair in Hollywood, Fla.

Blowout jobs growth may delay the Fed rate cut Trump is demanding

James Langford · July 5, 2019 7:10 pm

Amaryllis Garman, top, takes part in the manufacturing of Kangol hats the Bollman Hat Company in Adamstown, Pa.

Surge in manufacturing jobs eases trade-war worries

James Langford · July 5, 2019 5:48 pm