Tag: Jobs

Hidden capitalism is thriving at the heart of the North Korean economy and political structure. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Beltway Confidential

North Korea’s capitalism catch-22

Tom Rogan · September 1, 2017 5:56 pm

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said the employment numbers for August showed "continued economic strength and optimism" in the nation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta: Jobs numbers show ‘strength and optimism’

Sean Higgins · September 1, 2017 5:26 pm

House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer separately framed the August jobs report released Friday as a disappointment produced by GOP policies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats can’t get their message straight on the new jobs report

Emily Jashinsky · September 1, 2017 5:16 pm

Mariana Azpeitia, a farm worker from Mexico, holds the flag of Mexico and a sign in Spanish that say "Without hands there are no beans" as she demonstrates in front of the Homestead, Fla., City Hall building Monday, May 1, 2017. Immigrant and union groups marched in cities across the United States to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Report: Illegal immigration costs $296 billion in lost taxes

Paul Bedard · September 1, 2017 1:25 pm

The month's job growth fell shy of economist's expectations, which were for 180,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Economy adds 156,000 jobs in August, unemployment ticks up to 4.4 percent

Joseph Lawler · September 1, 2017 12:31 pm

The Obama administration had attempted to scuttle the program entirely. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Texas court nullifies Obama overtime rule

Sean Higgins · August 31, 2017 9:03 pm

Economists had expected unemployment claims to inch up to 237,000. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Jobless claims inch up to 236,000, remain near historic lows

Joseph Lawler · August 31, 2017 12:31 pm

In this Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, photo, Gennice Mackey uses a bullhorn to lead a chant of "Save the Raise!" outside a McDonald's restaurant in St. Louis. A Missouri law that takes effect Monday, Aug. 28, prohibits cities from having a higher minimum wage than the state's wage of $7.70 per hour. That means St. Louis' $10 minimum wage will be rolled back. But advocates of a higher wage are urging employers to keep the $10 minimum wage. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

Missouri rolls back minimum wage in St. Louis

Sean Higgins · August 28, 2017 11:24 pm

Since the start of 2016, 15 states have passed 27 laws pre-empting local labor standards, according a study released Monday by the liberal Economic Policy Institute. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

GOP state lawmakers move to halt local minimum wages

Sean Higgins · August 28, 2017 11:14 pm

Foxconned?

John McCormack · August 28, 2017 10:25 am

President Obama once noted that the U.S. has the finest fighting force in the history of the world. Its average age of enlistment is under 21, and the average length of enlistment is 15 years. However, in startling contrast, the length of time the military prepares enlisted service members to reenter civilian life is just five days. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

We can do more to help veterans succeed in civilian life

Michael Kotick · August 27, 2017 4:01 am

The Republican governor said the rate would not be the comprehensive solution needed to expand the economy and create jobs. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes $15 minimum wage bill

Sean Higgins · August 25, 2017 10:25 pm