Tag: Jobs

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March job gains disappoint at 126,000, unemployment steady at 5.5 percent

Joseph Lawler · April 3, 2015 12:34 pm

During the Twitter chat, Jason Furman suggested that the administration's priority in tax reform is protecting tax credits aimed at alleviated poverty and promoting work. (AP Photo)Â

White House economist: Obamacare claims are ‘nonsensical’

Paige Winfield Cunningham · April 2, 2015 3:34 pm

Jobless claims plunge to 268,000, near lowest levels since 2000

Jobless claims plunge to 268,000, near lowest levels since 2000

Joseph Lawler · April 2, 2015 12:49 pm

The money primarily went to nonprofit groups and public relations firms with the aim of making the effort look like an organic, grassroots movement.

Union spent $23 million last year on higher minimum wage push

Sean Higgins · April 2, 2015 9:00 am

A federal mandate for paid sick leave will be a major campaign topic in the 2016 elections. (iStock Photo)

GOP support for sick leave reveals its election-time popularity

Joseph Lawler · April 2, 2015 9:00 am

McDonald's is just the latest major U.S. business to announce it is increasing the minimum hourly rate it pays employees. (AP Photo)Â

McDonald’s to raise wages

Joseph Lawler · April 1, 2015 8:22 pm

The Economy: Up? Down? Who Knows?

The Economy: Up? Down? Who Knows?

Geoffrey Norman · March 31, 2015 6:34 pm

The Slow-Grow Economy

The Slow-Grow Economy

Geoffrey Norman · March 27, 2015 2:12 pm

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Here’s where illegal immigrants in the U.S. work

Kelly Cohen · March 27, 2015 12:53 pm

First-time claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected to 282,000 for the week ending March 21. (iStock Photo)

Jobless claims fall to 282,000

Joseph Lawler · March 26, 2015 12:51 pm

Soft Durables

Geoffrey Norman · March 25, 2015 6:21 pm

Worried About the Environment?

Worried About the Environment?

Geoffrey Norman · March 25, 2015 3:14 pm