Tag: Jobs

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, file photo, Applicants listen to a speaker's bull horn instructions for attending a combined Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Harlem Week job and career fair at Columbia University in New York. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week later Thursday May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Applications for US jobless aid near 7-year low

Christopher Rugaber · May 29, 2014 1:32 pm

A Cold-Caused Contraction

A Cold-Caused Contraction

Geoffrey Norman · May 29, 2014 11:41 am

Hiring to push Miss. Nissan employment over 6,000

Hiring to push Miss. Nissan employment over 6,000

Jeff Amy · May 29, 2014 8:52 am

New York aims to train veterans for energy jobs

New York aims to train veterans for energy jobs

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2014 7:01 am

FILE - General Motors Orion Assembly Plant's wastewater treatment facilities are shown in this Nov. 29, 2005 file photo. Michigan is fourth in the nation in the share of its workforce associated with industries that develop freshwater technology and services or are highly dependent on plentiful and clean water, according to a report released Thursday May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Report: Michigan a leader in ‘blue economy’ jobs

John Flesher · May 29, 2014 5:12 am

In this photo taken Monday, May 26, 2014, CEO Joe Carter poses in the warehouse at Snyder Environmental in Maumelle, Ark. Carter wants to hire workers to expand his company that removes asbestos, lead paint and other toxic materials from buildings. Snyder Environmental has two problems: It needs money, and it needs people willing and able to do the work. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Waiting game: Why small businesses won’t hire

Joyce Rosenberg · May 28, 2014 9:39 pm

Amory boat maker plans to hire 30 in expansion

Amory boat maker plans to hire 30 in expansion

Washington Examiner · May 28, 2014 4:15 pm

Michigan approves 3 projects adding 881 new jobs

Michigan approves 3 projects adding 881 new jobs

David Eggert · May 27, 2014 10:46 pm

CTA says it’s doubled number of veterans on staff

CTA says it’s doubled number of veterans on staff

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2014 8:02 am

The Problems With Fracking

Irwin M. Stelzer · May 24, 2014 3:00 am

Convergys cutting 150 jobs in northwest Iowa

Convergys cutting 150 jobs in northwest Iowa

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2014 1:15 pm

The Labor Department's jobs report disappointed for a second consecutive month Friday, bringing the news that the U.S. created just 113,000 jobs in January, as the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent.

Understanding the ‘true’ unemployment rate

Joseph Lawler · May 23, 2014 12:27 pm