Tag: Jobs

Oh, Well. Can’t Win ‘Em All.

Oh, Well. Can’t Win ‘Em All.

Geoffrey Norman · September 5, 2014 4:31 pm

The economy added 142,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.1 percent in the month (iStock Photo)

August falls short of expectations as economy adds 142,000 jobs

Joseph Lawler · September 5, 2014 3:35 pm

Analyst: Obama economy relies on ‘temporary, flexible, and low-cost labor’

Paul Bedard · September 5, 2014 2:32 pm

Disappointing Jobs Numbers

Disappointing Jobs Numbers

Geoffrey Norman · September 5, 2014 12:01 pm

The average American family's finances continued to suffer long after the recession ended and the recovery began, new data show. ÃÂ (iStock image)

Median income, wealth have dropped since 2010

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2014 7:38 pm

Protesters sit in front of a McDonald's restaurant on 42nd Street in New York's Times Square as police officers move in to begin making arrests, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The protesters are seeking to get pay increases to $15 per hour. Thursday's demonstration is part of a day of planned protests in 150 cities across the country by workers from fast-food chains. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Fast-food workers striking for wage increase

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2014 4:48 pm

In this June 23, 2014 photo, recruiter Christina O, left, with New Western Acquisitions, meets with employment seekers during a job fair in Philadelphia. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Applications for US jobless aid at still-low 302K

Josh Boak · September 4, 2014 1:59 pm

Jobs?

Geoffrey Norman · September 4, 2014 12:18 pm

People wait in line to sign up for unemployment Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. Thousands of newly laid-off casino workers turned out at the Atlantic City Convention Center for a mass unemployment filing. The session Wednesday morning comes after a brutal weekend that saw more than 5,000 employees at the Showboat and Revel lose their jobs. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Casino closures brings mass unemployment filing

Wayne Parry · September 3, 2014 6:22 pm

Bad Sign for the Economy

Bad Sign for the Economy

Geoffrey Norman · August 29, 2014 7:41 pm

Washington Secrets

Labor Day exhausted: 40-hour work week grows to 47-60 hours

Paul Bedard · August 29, 2014 4:04 pm

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, Jessica Pimentel, of Hollywood, Fla., fills out a job application during a job fair in Sunrise. Fla. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Applications for US unemployment aid slip to 298K

Christopher Rugaber · August 28, 2014 1:18 pm