Tag: Jobs

Low labor force participation rate continues to plague the economy

Beltway Confidential

Low labor force participation rate continues to plague the economy

Jason Russell · December 7, 2014 12:00 pm

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Obama touts positive job news in weekly address

Charles Hoskinson · December 6, 2014 11:00 am

In his weekly presidential report card, pollster John Zogby finds that President Obama has now strung together two good weeks, which is saying something.

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Obama steps up, displays crisis leadership

Paul Bedard · December 6, 2014 10:00 am

Loretta Mester, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a voting member of the Fed's monetary policy committee, said the central bank should remove the language from its policy announcements that it will keep interest rates near zero for a "considerable time."Â (AP/Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

Fed official recommends raising rates earlier

Joseph Lawler · December 5, 2014 9:29 pm

VIDEO — Weekly Examiner: Obama taps Carter as defense secretary

VIDEO — Weekly Examiner: Obama taps Carter as defense secretary

Lisa Ruhl · December 5, 2014 8:09 pm

Unemployment duration, wage growth still need improvement

Beltway Confidential

Unemployment duration, wage growth still need improvement

Jason Russell · December 5, 2014 7:31 pm

President Barack Obama talks about the economy before announcing that Ashton Carter is his nominee for defense secretary, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The president said the November jobs numbers show the American economy is "making real progress." The government reported Friday that employers added 321,000 jobs in November. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama touts economy, asks Congress to avoid ‘self-inflicted wounds’

Joseph Lawler · December 5, 2014 5:38 pm

The U.S. has added more jobs in 2014 than in any year since the dotcom bubble year of 1999.(iStock Photo)

US creates more jobs in 2014 than any year since 1999

Joseph Lawler · December 5, 2014 2:28 pm

Good Jobs

Geoffrey Norman · December 5, 2014 1:42 pm

Jobless claims fall to 297,000

Jobless claims fall to 297,000

Joseph Lawler · December 4, 2014 1:56 pm

Minimum wage savings? What savings?

Minimum wage savings? What savings?

Joseph Lawler · December 4, 2014 10:05 am

Beltway Confidential

Legal immigrants are an essential part of U.S. economy

Jason Russell · December 3, 2014 6:33 pm