Tag: Jobs

Research published Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs found no significant change in the number of part-time workers after Obamacare's employer mandate to offer full-time employees with affordable health coverage began. (AP Photo)

Study: Obamacare didn’t cost workers hours

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 5, 2016 9:00 pm

"I understand that when the mainstream media covers immigration it doesn't often see it as an economic issue, but I can tell you it is a very personal economic issue," says Ted Cruz. (Photo courtesy of screen shot)

Beltway Confidential

The problem with Ted Cruz’s anti-immigration ad

Jason Russell · January 5, 2016 8:29 pm

Study: Federal minimum wage hike killed jobs during recession

Beltway Confidential

Study: Federal minimum wage hike killed jobs during recession

Jason Russell · January 4, 2016 3:52 pm

The state of Obama’s promises

Washington Examiner · January 4, 2016 5:01 am

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims jump to 287,000, highest since July

Joseph Lawler · December 31, 2015 1:32 pm

The biggest increase of people leaving the labor force came among people who retired. That is partly because of the aging U.S. population, with more baby boomers reaching retirement age in recent years. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Where people leaving the labor force are going

Joseph Lawler · December 30, 2015 10:05 pm

The Obama economy has grown slowly, and it’s no coincidence

The Obama economy has grown slowly, and it’s no coincidence

Washington Examiner · December 30, 2015 5:01 am

The Labor Department sees the decline in workforce participation among prime working age adults, those between ages 25 and 54, halting over the next decade, with an uptick in the group aged 50 to 54. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Labor force participation will drop to Nixon era rates

Joseph Lawler · December 29, 2015 8:55 pm

The Texas economy is in the worst shape its been since the official end of the recession, according to a survey of manufacturers. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

Economy is ‘getting ugly’ in Texas

Joseph Lawler · December 28, 2015 9:46 pm

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 5,000 to land at 267,000 for the week that ended Dec. 19, the Labor Department said. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1970s

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 24, 2015 3:38 pm

new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 to 271,000 in the second week of December, the Department of Labor reported Thursday. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Jobless claims fall to 271,000

Joseph Lawler · December 17, 2015 1:32 pm

The D.C. City Council has proposed a massively burdensome new law that provides four months of paid leave for each employee. (AP Photo)

Employment law has gone crazy

Jack Garson · December 12, 2015 5:01 am