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New York creates 200-person task force to make sure employers are paying their workers enough. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Economy

States focus on enforcing rising minimum wages

January 16, 2017 5:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Why Illinois lost more residents than any other state in 2016

Eric Peterson -

January 14, 2017 12:00 am

The Department of Labor reported Thursday morning the number of new claims for unemployment benefits in the first week of 2017 (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Economy

Jobless claims edge up to 247,000, still very low

Joseph Lawler -

January 12, 2017 1:31 pm

Liberal and conservative groups squared off Tuesday in battle to define the public image of Donald Trump's nominee to be labor secretary, fast-food businessman Andrew Puzder. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)

News

Right, Left fight to define image of Labor pick Puzder

Sean Higgins -

January 10, 2017 10:23 pm

Washington Secrets

Obama regs cost $164 billion, 11,500 jobs, ‘midnight rules’ to add $30 billion

Paul Bedard -

January 10, 2017 4:11 pm

There were just 1.3 jobless workers for every advertised job opening in November, the Department of Labor announced Tuesday, a level not seen before this year in 16 years. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Economy

Unemployed workers per job opening falls to lowest level since 2001

Joseph Lawler -

January 10, 2017 3:46 pm

More than 600 U.S. companies are urging President-elect Trump to uphold the Paris climate agreement once he takes office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Business

600 companies plead with Trump to uphold Paris agreement

Anna Giaritelli -

January 10, 2017 3:00 pm

Magazine

Manchin, Capito bill would clear the way to save retired miners’ benefits

Susan Crabtree -

January 9, 2017 5:01 am

Magazine

Donald Trump and Mark Cuban see promise in job-killing robots

Daniel Chaitin -

January 9, 2017 5:01 am

Since September 2015, the labor force has swelled by nearly 3 million, and the participation rate has ticked up by 0.3 percentage points despite the thousands of boomers retiring every day. (M. Spencer Green/AP Images)

Economy

Trump could preside over years of falling unemployment rates

Joseph Lawler -

January 9, 2017 5:01 am

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Tag: Jobs

States focus on enforcing rising minimum wages

Why Illinois lost more residents than any other state in 2016

Jobless claims edge up to 247,000, still very low

Right, Left fight to define image of Labor pick Puzder

Obama regs cost $164 billion, 11,500 jobs, ‘midnight rules’ to add $30 billion

Unemployed workers per job opening falls to lowest level since 2001

600 companies plead with Trump to uphold Paris agreement

Manchin, Capito bill would clear the way to save retired miners’ benefits

Donald Trump and Mark Cuban see promise in job-killing robots

Trump could preside over years of falling unemployment rates

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