Tag: Unemployment

Job market is healing and the population is aging, Goldman Sachs says. (Getty)

U.S. needs only 85,000 new jobs a month: Analysis

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2015 5:51 pm

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Another Putin coup: Russia tops U.S. for ‘good jobs’

Paul Bedard · October 18, 2015 6:21 pm

JanetÂ Yellen's core assumption is that there is a link between unemployment and inflation. In anÂ economy operating below full strength, a falling unemployment rate should lead to higher inflation. (AP Photo)

Is America facing its own ‘Lost Decade’?

Joseph Lawler · October 17, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits during the week ending Oct. 10 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims drop to lowest point in four decades

Joseph Lawler · October 15, 2015 12:51 pm

Job growth has weakened in the past two months, with two straight job reports falling short of expectations and raising doubts about the strength of the economy.Â (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Historic split in the jobs data may hold the key to the economy

Joseph Lawler · October 11, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits during the week ending Oct. 3 on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims fall by more than expected to 263,000

Joseph Lawler · October 8, 2015 12:31 pm

As of September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the U.S. unemployment rate is 5.1 percent. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Lawmakers seek reforms to unemployment data

Curt Mills · October 7, 2015 9:22 pm

"Too many middle-class families are still struggling in this economy, and we can do a lot better," House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement.Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Just isn’t good enough’: GOP slams Obama on weak jobs

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 2:05 pm

The September jobs report coming Friday, will provide clues to the job market's health that go beyond the unemployment rate. (AP PhotoAlan Diaz)

Job growth disappoints at 142,000 in September, unemployment rate 5.1 percent

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 12:31 pm

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week ending Sept. 27 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Jobless claims rise to 277,000, still near low levels

Joseph Lawler · October 1, 2015 12:35 pm

JohnÂ Conyers said this change is needed to ensure rates don't rise too quickly, which could shut off economic growth. (AP Photo)Â

Dems warn: No rate hike until unemployment hits 4 percent

Pete Kasperowicz · September 18, 2015 5:57 pm

The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims fall to 275,000 to start September

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2015 12:34 pm