Tag: Unemployment

The jobless claims are closely watched by economists because they send a frequently updated signal about the health of the labor market. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims hover at ultra-low 254,000

Joseph Lawler · September 29, 2016 12:32 pm

Eric Rosengren, one of three officials to dissent from the no-rate-hike decision Wednesday, cited recent job gains and rising inflation as reasons for the Fed to continue raising rates. (AP Photo)

Fed official pushes for raising interest rates

Joseph Lawler · September 23, 2016 2:07 pm

Economic forecasters in the private sector had expected jobless claims to remain mostly steady or tick up. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims plunge to 252,000, tying lowest mark since April

Joseph Lawler · September 22, 2016 12:31 pm

"We are generally pleased with how the U.S. economy is doing," said Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Yellen: Low rates will give U.S. ‘room to run,’ bring people into workforce

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2016 7:45 pm

Private-sector forecasters had expected claims to decline slightly after being driven higher the past two weeks by big snowstorms on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobless claims move up just slightly to 260,000

Joseph Lawler · September 15, 2016 12:31 pm

Harvard professor Larry Summers warned that Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's optimism one day might be viewed the same way that Ben Bernanke's statements downplaying the subprime crisis were, and he concluded in an op-ed that "the Fed's complacency about its current toolbox is unwarranted." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economists fear U.S. not prepared to fight off a recession

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2016 4:01 am

Rep. Kevin Brady said his new bill is a "common-sense measure to ensure unemployed workers are ready and available to work." (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

GOP makes new push to drug test unemployment applicants

Pete Kasperowicz · September 8, 2016 4:12 pm

Economists had expected jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variation, to tick up to 265,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims fall even lower to 259,000

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2016 12:32 pm

Wednesday's data come from the Bureau's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, a report that includes the latest data on hiring, layoffs, and other gross job changes. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Job openings hit all-time high in July

Joseph Lawler · September 7, 2016 2:03 pm

Rep. Bradley Bryne, a first-term member from Alabama, talked about those down on their luck in his district. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP’s Labor Day message for the jobless, homeless

Anna Giaritelli · September 3, 2016 3:26 am

The underemployment rate was unchanged in August, at 9.7 percent of the workforce. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Jobs report shows progress on underemployment has stalled out

Joseph Lawler · September 2, 2016 3:14 pm

The Donald Trump campaign criticized the Obama administration over a monthly labor report Friday showing sluggish job growth in August. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Trump campaign blasts Clinton over sluggish job numbers

Sarah Bedford · September 2, 2016 1:17 pm