Tag: Jobs

Ford Motor Company has confirmed President-elect Donald Trump's Thursday night statement that he worked with the company to keep them from outsourcing jobs in Kentucky to a new plant in Mexico. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Ford Motors ‘encouraged’ by Trump to keep jobs in US

Anna Giaritelli · November 18, 2016 5:02 am

An apprentice watches the master of a craft, sees what can go wrong, how to fix it, and under that expert’s tutelage does the thing himself until he becomes a master. (AP Photo/Steve Aldridge)

Beltway Confidential

Was Trump on to something with apprenticeships?

Neal McCluskey · November 17, 2016 4:42 pm

Government officials and investors watch the jobless claims numbers closely because they offer a frequently-updated gauge of labor market health. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Jobless claims plunge to lowest level since 1973

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2016 1:32 pm

Since the Navy was created 241 years ago, enlisted sailors have been referred to by their job titles, such as gunner's mate and yeoman. (Navy photo)

National Security

White House agrees with Navy plan to scrap job titles

David Brown · November 16, 2016 4:44 pm

President Obama's change would greatly expand the number of people who qualify for overtime pay. (iStock photo)

GOP to push back against Obama overtime rule

Sean Higgins · November 15, 2016 6:42 pm

The overtime rule change was a major part of President Obama's policy efforts to boost wages. (AP Photo)

CBO: Canceling overtime rule would boost family earnings

Sean Higgins · November 14, 2016 10:25 pm

While the labor force participation rate has been rising, a research note concluded that increase is attributable to fewer people leaving the workforce and older workers delaying retirement, not because people who gave up on work during the recession are coming back. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Federal Reserve study: Low unemployment not helping discouraged workers

Joseph Lawler · November 14, 2016 9:17 pm

As all sides call for unity, there seems to be a real chance for the incoming Donald Trump administration to pursue significant reforms. (AP Photo)

Five policy ideas everyone should be able to agree on

Manhattan Institute staff · November 12, 2016 5:03 am

President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington Secrets

4,000 D.C. Democrats soon out of work

Paul Bedard · November 11, 2016 3:45 pm

Friday's jobs report beat private-sector forecasts, which were for around 170,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Jobless claims drop to 254,000

Joseph Lawler · November 10, 2016 1:32 pm

The automaker said it would "align production output with demand for cars" by cutting shifts at factories in Lansing, Mich., and Lordstown, Ohio, while spending $900 million at three plants for other products. (AP Photo)

General Motors announces 2,000 layoffs in Ohio and Michigan

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2016 5:45 pm

"As President-elect Trump indicated last night, investing in infrastructure is an important priority of his," Pelosi said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pelosi sees common ground with Trump on infrastructure

Susan Ferrechio · November 9, 2016 5:18 pm