Tag: Jobs

In a competitive labor market, companies will offer workers more and greater benefits. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Beltway Confidential

Ikea shows why we don’t need government-mandated paid leave

Hadley Heath Manning · December 13, 2016 11:10 pm

"That is —" that's not free market when they go out and they move and they sell back into our country," Trump said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Allowing businesses to leave US penalty-free is the ‘dumb market’

Daniel Chaitin · December 11, 2016 3:18 pm

To listen to Sen. Joe Manchin and other Democrats tell it this week, coal is still king on Capitol Hill, regardless of party. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

Dems struggle to reclaim coal country from Trump, GOP

Susan Crabtree · December 11, 2016 5:01 am

Thousands of unionized mine workers and supporters rallied to push for a bill that would protect healthcare and pension benefits for coal miners and their families. Sens. Joe Manchin and Sherrod Brown stage delaying tactics to get healthcare bill for miners. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Sherrod Brown: I don’t mind keeping you here until Christmas

Susan Crabtree · December 8, 2016 2:42 pm

Forecasters had expected new jobless claims to fall to 255,000. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Jobless claims fall back to 258,000 to start December

Joseph Lawler · December 8, 2016 1:32 pm

"Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers. No wonder companies flee country!" Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Trump fires back at Carrier union boss: He’s done a ‘terrible’ job

Caitlin Yilek · December 8, 2016 1:14 am

At just under 5.1 million, hiring is lower than it was a year ago and has been trending lower. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Hiring falls for third straight month

Joseph Lawler · December 7, 2016 3:48 pm

US economy: No recovery, wages in reverse

Paul Bedard · December 6, 2016 8:58 pm

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday he had struck a $50 billion deal with a Japanese telecommunications corporation called SoftBank Group, just one hour after meeting with its chief executive officer, Masayoshi Son, at Trump Tower. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Trump announces $50 billion deal with Japanese telecom firm

Sarah Bedford · December 6, 2016 8:32 pm

Anthony Scaramucci, a hedge fund manager and aide to Trump’s transition team, said on CNN that the tax breaks given to Carrier so they would reduce the amount of jobs they were cutting in the U.S. is a good idea. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump aide says Carrier deal is a sign of things to come

Kyle Feldscher · December 6, 2016 1:14 pm

President-elect Donald Trump won praise for saving the Carrier plant. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Beltway Confidential

Trump keeps credit for Carrier, sidesteps blame for Rexnord

Philip Wegmann · December 5, 2016 9:51 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that the GOP plan to reform the tax code would eliminate the need for President-elect Trump's proposal to impose a tariff on departing American companies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy calls for tax reform, not tariffs

Susan Ferrechio · December 5, 2016 4:06 pm