Tag: Jobs

Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., introduced a bill that establishes that workers in the new economy qualify as independent contractors under federal law, rather than employees of the company that created the application. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Bringing ‘the new economy’ of Uber and AirBnB to poor workers

Joel Gehrke · September 19, 2016 4:01 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at La Rumba, a Denver dance club and restaurant, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. The rally marks Clinton's first presidential campaign event in Denver. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Do politics and work mix? It depends

Emma Gallimore · September 16, 2016 8:32 pm

McGinty's ode to the biofuel also comes after a study concluded ethanol may be worse for the environment. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Katie McGinty supports an ethanol boondoggle that’s killing Philly jobs

Timothy P. Carney · September 15, 2016 11:42 pm

The politicians talked about job growth and other issues that affect both areas. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo via AP)

Mexican president and Calif. Dems talk Trump, climate change

John Siciliano · September 15, 2016 11:03 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton's victory would doom the U.S. to "a future of slow growth, declining incomes and dwindling prosperity." (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump: No jobs under Clinton, just ‘a welfare check’

Gabby Morrongiello · September 15, 2016 4:21 pm

Private-sector forecasters had expected claims to decline slightly after being driven higher the past two weeks by big snowstorms on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobless claims move up just slightly to 260,000

Joseph Lawler · September 15, 2016 12:31 pm

"I'm tired of hearing politicians say that businesses don't really create jobs ... or that they didn't really build their businesses ...," Thomas Donohue wrote.

Chamber of Commerce chief: Attacks on our rights must be challenged

Thomas Donohue · September 12, 2016 4:01 am

Combining Obamacare rules, the EPA's power plant rule, water regulations, overtime rules and much more, "small business, for the last eight years, has felt like it's been under assault," Jack Mozloom said. (AP Photo)

The Obama legacy: An economy choking on red tape

Joseph Lawler · September 12, 2016 4:01 am

Joe Biden called on lawmakers and the unemployed workers they’re trying to help to —œto figure out where the jobs are going to be.—£ (AP Photo)

Biden: ‘Not a lot of folks shoveling coal’

Susan Crabtree · September 9, 2016 4:42 pm

Economists had expected jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variation, to tick up to 265,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims fall even lower to 259,000

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2016 12:32 pm

Wednesday's data come from the Bureau's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, a report that includes the latest data on hiring, layoffs, and other gross job changes. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Job openings hit all-time high in July

Joseph Lawler · September 7, 2016 2:03 pm

For the past year, Albuquerque, N.M., has been experimenting with a pilot jobs program for its homeless population called "There's a Better Way."

Albuquerque experiments with job guarantees

Washington Examiner Staff · September 6, 2016 4:01 am