Tag: Jobs

Wary candidates fear boomerangs in jobless debate

CHARLES BABINGTONBILL BARROW · October 10, 2014 8:12 am

VIDEO: Dems and GOP agree — economy and jobs are most important

VIDEO: Dems and GOP agree — economy and jobs are most important

Lisa Ruhl · October 9, 2014 3:17 pm

In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 photo, Jean Meryot, 38, of Miami, waits to be interviewed during a job fair at Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. The Fontainebleau had 50 positions available and was looking to hire cooks, servers, bartenders and hostesses among other positions. The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 287K

Christopher Rugaber · October 9, 2014 1:19 pm

State Dept. Diplomatic Security Jobs: ‘MANY Vacancies’

Jeryl Bier · October 9, 2014 10:27 am

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a District Court that it should not have to reveal its own policies regarding criminal background checks because that information is not relevant to the discrimination cases it files against private companies.Â (iStock image)

EEOC says its background checks irrelevant

Sean Higgins · October 9, 2014 9:00 am

In Battlegrounds States, Incomes Have Dropped on Incumbents’ Watch

Jeffrey H. Anderson · October 8, 2014 11:48 am

President Obama is making the struggles of other advanced economies such as Europe and Japan the main feature of his latest economic pitch to voters, highlighting the relative strength of a U.S. economic recovery that is weak by historical standards. (iStock Photo)

Presidential pitch: Europe, Japan even worse off than we are

Joseph Lawler · October 8, 2014 9:00 am

VIDEO: Economic optimism fuels Gov. Rick Snyder’s rise

VIDEO: Economic optimism fuels Gov. Rick Snyder’s rise

Steve Doty · October 7, 2014 5:54 pm

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at a ceremony to announce sports apparel maker Under Armour will build a new $100 million distribution center in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Under Armour expects to hire 1,500 workers at the facility scheduled to open in early 2016. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Haslam questions high jobless rate in Tennessee

Erik Schelzig · October 7, 2014 5:01 pm

In an article about the differences between earning/job potential and college majors, Vox writer Libby Nelson couldn't help but claim that differences in pay really all come down to gender discrimination. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

What discussion about college majors would be complete without mentioning gender gap?

Ashe Schow · October 7, 2014 3:48 pm

In this Oct. 1, 2014 photo, Matt Fahr, left, sales manager with the Charlotte Hornets, speaks with High Point University freshman, Kule Kubanka, about career opportunities, during a career day at the Slane Student Center in Haigh Point, N.C. The Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for August on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/The Enterprise, Laura Greene)

US job openings rising in August as hiring falls

Josh Boak · October 7, 2014 3:46 pm

Job openings rise to highest level since 2001

Job openings rise to highest level since 2001

Joseph Lawler · October 7, 2014 2:41 pm