Tag: Jobs

As of 2014, the last year data was available, the primary source of power for Michigan was natural gas with coal coming in second. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Did Obama’s ‘war on coal’ really cost Mich. 50,000 jobs?

Kyle Feldscher · August 8, 2016 8:04 pm

Democrats echoed Jason Furman's argument. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it showed that "under President Obama and his administration, we have experienced consistent economic gains." (AP Photo)

Dems tout latest unemployment number

Sean Higgins · August 5, 2016 3:05 pm

The nation's unemployment rate remained stuck to 4.9 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

255,000 jobs added in July

Sean Higgins · August 5, 2016 12:51 pm

Clinton ad hits Trump as anti-worker

Clinton ad hits Trump as anti-worker

Becket Adams · August 3, 2016 6:53 pm

Most unemployed Americans don't qualify for many of the good paying jobs becoming available. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Trump is right: Unemployment is worse than official numbers say

Peter Morici · August 1, 2016 4:03 am

Jobless claims are viewed by investors and policymakers as a high-frequency gauge of the health of the economy. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims edge up to 266,000

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2016 12:31 pm

Donald Trump said when he brings back jobs, that amount will be lower than what people end up making. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump proposes $10 federal minimum wage

Anna Giaritelli · July 27, 2016 12:42 am

Companies denied workers the minimum hourly rate required by the government as well as overtime pay. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Capitol Hill cafeteria workers win $1M in back pay

Sean Higgins · July 26, 2016 8:16 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Westfield, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Trump to tax companies fleeing the U.S. 15-35 percent

Anna Giaritelli · July 24, 2016 3:15 am

Economists had expected claims to inch up to around 265,000 after falling to some of the lowest levels in forty years earlier in the month. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

Jobless claims fall even lower in mid-July, to 253,000

Joseph Lawler · July 21, 2016 1:05 pm

"Hillary Clinton understands coal miners and blue-collar workers about as well as she understands secure email," Shelley Moore Capito said. (AP Photo)

GOP senator: Clinton would put ‘thousands’ out of work

Sarah Bedford · July 20, 2016 2:59 am

The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week before. Economists had expected a tick in jobless claims up to 265,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims hold steady at ultra-low 254,000

Joseph Lawler · July 14, 2016 12:32 pm