Tag: Jobs

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., called the Davis-Bacon Act wasteful and counterproductive, saying it hurt unskilled workers and cost taxpayers money. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Top Senate Republican calls for repealing union-backed wage law

Sean Higgins · July 30, 2014 3:42 pm

Amgen cuts will cost 430 jobs in Boulder County

Amgen cuts will cost 430 jobs in Boulder County

Washington Examiner · July 30, 2014 2:15 pm

Bounceback

Geoffrey Norman · July 30, 2014 11:43 am

In the current battle over the Export-Import Bank, Democratic politicians and liberal journalists have dropped their populist pretenses and openly embraced the corporate-federal collusion that Ex-Im embodies. (Getty Images file)

Export-Import Bank justifies subsidies with useless job numbers

Timothy P. Carney · July 29, 2014 9:00 pm

20 congressmen who vote against energy jobs in their districts

Energy and Environment

20 congressmen who vote against energy jobs in their districts

David Freddoso · July 29, 2014 4:30 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, center, flanked by Treasury Secretary and Managing Trustee Jacob J. Lew, left, and Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez, speaks at a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, to discuss the release of the annual Trustees Reports. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Despite good news, benefit programs face problems

STEPHEN OHLEMACHERRICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR · July 29, 2014 7:12 am

Wouldn't it be great if President Obama acknowledged that U.S. firms are overburdened by the highest corporate tax rate among developed countries, and as a result are becoming less and less competitive? (AP Photo)

What if Obama defended American business?

Lawrence Kudlow · July 28, 2014 2:35 pm

Northern Illinois county considers hiring freeze

Northern Illinois county considers hiring freeze

Washington Examiner · July 26, 2014 8:02 am

Dodd-Frank Turns 4!

Irwin M. Stelzer · July 26, 2014 3:00 am

Job seekers check out the job opportunities at a Hiring Fair in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP/Alan Diaz)

The evidence that the long-term unemployed are finding jobs, not just giving up the job hunt

Joseph Lawler · July 25, 2014 4:58 pm

Teachers are underpaid. In politics and also in everyday life, this is almost universally accepted. (iStock Photo)

Are teachers underpaid? Let’s find out

David Harsanyi · July 25, 2014 3:43 pm

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 16, 2014, job seeker U.S. Army veteran John Godman, right, talks to recruiters Nicole Rushton, left, and Megan Hogan, center, at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, July 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Across US job market, layoffs are becoming rare

The Associated Press · July 24, 2014 7:37 pm