Tag: Jobs

Leading Democratic lawmakers and allied liberal groups are promoting a bill, titled the Schedules that Work Act, that would give employees more rights to demand flexible work schedules and demand an end to long, irregular work shifts. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Big Labor wants ‘schedules that work’ — just not for them

Sean Higgins · July 24, 2014 5:26 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)

US unemployment aid applications drop to 284,000

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 12:37 pm

Beretta, which makes handguns used by police departments across the country, is moving its 40-year-old Maryland facility to Tennessee. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Would the last person leaving blue Maryland please turn out the lights?

Mark Tapscott · July 23, 2014 12:41 pm

VIDEO: Obama announces Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Steve Doty · July 22, 2014 5:34 pm

A bus with a sign $10.10 on the side toured the country for Americans United for Change, which is promoting the minimum wage hike from $7.25 an hour. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Poll: Republicans couldn’t live on minimum wage — but fight raising it

Paul Bedard · July 22, 2014 1:03 am

In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 photo construction workers build a commercial complex in Springfield, Ill. The state jobless rate has dropped for four straight months and is at its lowest point since October 2008. Illinois has lagged the country as a whole in its recovery from recession, and the state's unemployment rate has been among the worst in the country for months. Thursday's report provides signs that Illinois may be starting to catch up. Construction companies added 3,500 jobs in June, an increase of 1.8 percent. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Quinn, Rauner use jobs claims as campaign weapons

David Mercer · July 20, 2014 3:55 pm

Florida Gov. to highlight job creation proposals

Florida Gov. to highlight job creation proposals

Washington Examiner · July 20, 2014 1:35 pm

Gambling on Recovery

Gambling on Recovery

Geoffrey Norman · July 18, 2014 8:26 pm

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 16, 2014, job seeker U.S. Air Force veteran Jimmie Walker, left, listens to job recruiter Desiree Akel, at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

US unemployment aid applications drop to 302,000

Josh Boak · July 18, 2014 2:01 am

Construction workers build a commercial complex Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The state Department of Employment Security says Illinois unemployment rate dropped to 7.1 percent in June. The unemployment rate in May was 7.5 percent. The state jobless rate has dropped for four straight months and is at its lowest point since October 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois unemployment rate falls again in June

David Mercer · July 17, 2014 9:15 pm

New Jersey bottle maker to close, cutting 290 jobs

New Jersey bottle maker to close, cutting 290 jobs

Washington Examiner · July 17, 2014 1:26 pm

Considering Ways to Look at Income Inequality

Frank Lavin · July 17, 2014 12:35 pm