Tag: Jobs

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday that the unexpected loss of about 33,000 U.S. jobs in September is attributable to recent hurricanes. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

White House blames hurricanes for surprise September job loss

Steven Nelson · October 6, 2017 10:59 pm

On Friday, the U.S. government issues the September jobs report. Payroll job growth had averaged 185,000 in the previous three months. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Economy loses 33,000 jobs in September thanks to hurricanes, unemployment drops to 4.2 percent

Joseph Lawler · October 6, 2017 12:31 pm

On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. Economists had forecasted that claims would drift down from 272,000 to 265,000. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims plunge to 260,000 to end September

Joseph Lawler · October 5, 2017 12:31 pm

President Trump campaign officials claim the president deserves sole credit for increased economic growth because the Washington establishment has offered "little help" of their own. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump campaign takes credit for economic recovery ‘with little help’ from Republican Congress

Gabby Morrongiello · September 28, 2017 3:52 pm

Janet Yellen acknowledges the Fed might have been wrong about inflation

Joseph Lawler · September 26, 2017 5:33 pm

The Jobs Problem

Andy Smarick · September 26, 2017 9:30 am

President Trump on Wednesday morning signed legislation imposing sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, according to the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump signs $200 million memo boosting computer science education in schools

Sarah Bedford · September 25, 2017 5:38 pm

Salena Zito: 40 Years After Black Monday

Washington Examiner Staff · September 25, 2017 3:22 pm

The Jobs Problem

Andy Smarick · September 22, 2017 7:15 am

Forecasters had expected new claims to edge above 300,000. The last time that claims hit the 300,000 mark was at the end of February 2015. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Two-and-a-half year streak intact as jobless claims plummet to 259,000

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2017 12:32 pm

We’re Hiring!

The Scrapbook · September 15, 2017 8:00 am

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said during his Senate confirmation hearings that while the Obama administration went too far, the overtime rule needed to be updated. That has policy advocates on both sides wondering what the White House will eventually replace it with. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House mulls rewrite of overtime rule

Sean Higgins · September 14, 2017 10:08 pm