Tag: Unemployment

Economy adds 223,000 jobs in June, unemployment falls to 5.3 percent

Economy adds 223,000 jobs in June, unemployment falls to 5.3 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 2, 2015 12:32 pm

Terry Dilligard Jr., 39, was the mastermind behind a vast criminal conspiracy that ran from August 2006 through November 2010 and involved 30 other people. (Photo: NJ.gov)

New Jersey man gets 18 years for unemployment fraud that netted $1.5 million

Sean Higgins · June 29, 2015 6:51 pm

Former President George W. Bush speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes program and the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative national summit, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The summit focuses on creating employment opportunities for post-9/11 veterans and military families. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Bush announces plan to help veterans find jobs

Daniel Chaitin · June 25, 2015 9:17 pm

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits during the week ending June 20 on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Deborah Cannon/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Jobless claims nearly steady at 271,000

Joseph Lawler · June 25, 2015 12:34 pm

The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits for the week ending June 13 on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims fall to 267,000, well below expectations

Joseph Lawler · June 18, 2015 12:39 pm

Yellen may try to bridge the difference in outlooks by underscoring in her press conference that even if the Fed does raise rates, it will do so slowly and only as long as the data remains strong. (AP File Photo)

Fed watchers focus on economic signals

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits during the week ending June 6 on Thursday, June 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Jobless claims at 279,000 in first week of June

Joseph Lawler · June 11, 2015 12:35 pm

280,000 job gains beat expectations in May, unemployment at 5.5 percent

Joseph Lawler · June 5, 2015 12:30 pm

Editorial cartoon: The shadow of unemployment

Washington Examiner · June 5, 2015 12:00 pm

Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 5.5%; 280,000 Jobs Added

Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 5.5%; 280,000 Jobs Added

Daniel Halper · June 5, 2015 11:42 am

Target cashier rings up customers at a Target store May 15, 2006 in Albany, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Teenage employment at its best point since the recession

Nathan Rubbelke · June 5, 2015 9:00 am

Sanders stated that youth unemployment is 17 percent and black youth unemployment is 27 percent, saying "clearly this is unacceptable" and "we don't talk about youth unemployment enough in this country." (AP Photo)Â

Bernie Sanders pushes billions for youth employment

Ariel Cohen · June 4, 2015 7:40 pm