Tag: Unemployment

A new study attributes the 2014 jobs boom to the expiration of long-term unemployment benefits in late December 2013. (iStock)

End of emergency unemployment insurance boosted 2014 job growth

Joseph Lawler · January 26, 2015 5:59 pm

A hiring sign sits outside the Steak Escape restaurant in Flowood, Miss., Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Obama’s plans may raise cost of hiring by more than $5 per hour

Sean Higgins · January 20, 2015 10:00 am

"A lot of us feel very comfortable" with the economic outlook, said Ethan Harris, co-head of economic research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. (AP/Steven Senne)

15 big bank economists project nearly 3 percent economic growth in 2015

Joseph Lawler · January 16, 2015 4:29 pm

Job seekers attend a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla.Â First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 316,000 for the week ending Jan. 10, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.Â (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims rise to 316,000

Joseph Lawler · January 15, 2015 2:13 pm

Poll: Only 1 in 4 buy Team Obama’s claim unemployment improving

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Poll: Only 1 in 4 buy Team Obama’s claim unemployment improving

Paul Bedard · January 15, 2015 1:09 pm

2015 Ford F-150s move along the production line at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. (AP/Paul Sancya)

U.S. job openings near 5 million

Joseph Lawler · January 13, 2015 3:45 pm

Zogby Report Card: Fight’s on with Congress, but Obama still seems on top

Paul Bedard · January 10, 2015 12:00 pm

The U.S. economic recovery kept up its momentum to finish 2014, adding 252,000 jobs in December. (iStock photo)

Job growth accelerates to end 2014, economy adds 252,000 jobs

Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2015 3:19 pm

Beltway Confidential

Food stamp enrollment historically high

Jason Russell · January 8, 2015 7:36 pm

First-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to 294,000 in the week ending Jan. 3. (iStock Photo)

Jobless claims tick down following holidays

Joseph Lawler · January 8, 2015 2:18 pm

Jobless claims rise to 298,000

Jobless claims rise to 298,000

Joseph Lawler · December 31, 2014 1:49 pm

Economic acceleration in 2014 fails to boost Obama’s approval

Economic acceleration in 2014 fails to boost Obama’s approval

Joseph Lawler · December 24, 2014 6:00 pm