Tag: Jobs

AOL co-founder Steve Case said he is troubled by Republican nominee Donald Trump's hardline approach to immigration. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AOL co-founder worried Trump’s immigration stance ‘scaring people off’

Mariana Barillas · September 29, 2016 12:48 pm

The jobless claims are closely watched by economists because they send a frequently updated signal about the health of the labor market. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims hover at ultra-low 254,000

Joseph Lawler · September 29, 2016 12:32 pm

Taxes and tax records were a big topic. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Beltway Confidential

Word cloud for the first debate’s hot topics

Jason Russell · September 27, 2016 3:47 am

Clinton demands Trump apologize to the thousands he ‘stiffed’

Clinton demands Trump apologize to the thousands he ‘stiffed’

Anna Giaritelli · September 27, 2016 2:03 am

Clinton calls Trump’s economic plans ‘trumped up trickle down’

Clinton calls Trump’s economic plans ‘trumped up trickle down’

Joseph Lawler, Kyle Feldscher · September 27, 2016 1:19 am

The number of people working in "alternative arrangements," that is, working as contractors, as freelancers, through a help agency, or through on-call centers, increased by nearly 60 percent from 2005 to 2015, the National Bureau of Economic Research said. (iStock photo)

Report: Freelance ‘gig’ replacing the regular job

Joseph Lawler · September 26, 2016 2:36 pm

A president is supposed to unite the country. That might be tough for Trump to do if nearly seven in 10 Americans are concerned about the president's attitude toward minorities. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Beltway Confidential

Eight questions for the presidential debate

Jason Russell · September 26, 2016 12:00 pm

With Hillary Clinton's flip-flop, we've already seen how shallow Democrats' devotion is to this little-understood idea crucial to our prosperity. (AP Photo)

Don’t go wobbly on trade, GOP

Washington Examiner · September 26, 2016 4:01 am

Economic forecasters in the private sector had expected jobless claims to remain mostly steady or tick up. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims plunge to 252,000, tying lowest mark since April

Joseph Lawler · September 22, 2016 12:31 pm

"We are generally pleased with how the U.S. economy is doing," said Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Yellen: Low rates will give U.S. ‘room to run,’ bring people into workforce

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2016 7:45 pm

More than 50 business groups asked a Texas court to throw out the new rule, which takes effect Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Business groups start legal attack on overtime rule

Sean Higgins · September 20, 2016 9:53 pm

"Wisconsin is unique because we made a significant investment in our employment training program for able-bodied adults through the FoodShare program," Scott Walker said. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Wisconsin’s attempt to tie food to jobs pays off

Mariana Barillas · September 19, 2016 4:01 am