Tag: Jobs

Private-sector forecasters polled by Bloomberg thought there would be 190,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Job growth rebounds in February with 242,000 jobs, unemployment 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler · March 4, 2016 1:30 pm

Federal coal leases have added $541 billion to the economy over the last 15 years and the coal industry contributes about $65.7 billion to the county's gross domestic product, according to the report. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Study: Halt in coal-mining leases could cost $650 billion

Kyle Feldscher · March 3, 2016 9:08 pm

West Virginia lost 19,000 jobs in one year, Sen. Joe Manchin tells Energy chief Ernest Moniz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

Dem to Obama: Stop ‘beating the living crap’ out of coal country

John Siciliano · March 3, 2016 6:20 pm

On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week before. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Jobless claims rise to 278,000, remain low throughout February

Joseph Lawler · March 3, 2016 1:31 pm

I certainly hope women don't start demanding special treatment in the workplace because of a biological function they should have learned how to deal with in middle school. (AP Photo)

On ‘period leave’: Ladies, suck it up and go to work

Ashe Schow · March 3, 2016 6:00 am

In a blog post unearthed Wednesday by Buzzfeed News, Trump explains that outsourcing jobs "is not always a terrible thing." (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump once defended outsourcing: It ‘creates jobs in the long run’

Gabby Morrongiello · March 2, 2016 9:35 pm

U.S. student debt slipped from $1.261 trillion to $1.259 trillion in the second quarter, New York Fed says. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Beltway Confidential

Student loans aren’t racist

Ashe Schow · February 25, 2016 6:44 pm

"My first summer job wasn't exactly glamorous, but it taught me some valuable lessons," Obama wrote. "Responsibility. Hard work. Balancing a job with friends, family, and school." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama announces summer job initiative on LinkedIn

Kelly Cohen · February 25, 2016 5:05 pm

Jobless claims bounce up to 272,000 after declining earlier in month

Joseph Lawler · February 25, 2016 8:41 am

White House: Robots are coming for low-wage workers’ jobs

Joseph Lawler · February 22, 2016 4:00 pm

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims drop again to 262,000

Joseph Lawler · February 18, 2016 1:32 pm

Sanders, Trump Get Votes Because They Have Answers to Economic Stagnation

Jeffrey Bell · February 16, 2016 12:01 pm