Tag: Unemployment

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, job seeker Migdalia Feliz, of Miramar, Fla., third from right, listens to detective William DeJeus, left, of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, at a job fair in Sunrise. Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Applications for US jobless benefits fall sharply

Josh Boak · September 18, 2014 1:14 pm

NYC bill would ban credit checks in hiring, firing

NYC bill would ban credit checks in hiring, firing

Karen Matthews · September 12, 2014 8:07 pm

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Beltway Confidential

Inflation isn’t Robin Hood — or it’s a confused Robin Hood

Timothy P. Carney · September 12, 2014 4:57 pm

In this June 12, 2014 photo, Laura MacDonald, 25, interviews for an administrative sales position at the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. The report will be released Thursday Sept. 11, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Applications for US unemployment rise to 315K

Christopher Rugaber · September 11, 2014 12:52 pm

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, job seeker Stephen Watson, of Fort Lauderdale, second from left, reviews the job qualifications during a job fair in Sunrise. Fla. The Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover in July on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

US job openings stay near 13-year high; hiring up

Christopher Rugaber · September 9, 2014 7:58 pm

Gone Golfing

Michael Ramirez · September 8, 2014 4:00 am

Kroger to add 1,200 jobs in southwest Ohio area

Kroger to add 1,200 jobs in southwest Ohio area

Washington Examiner · September 6, 2014 5:46 pm

Aug. hiring was slowed by manufacturing and retail

Aug. hiring was slowed by manufacturing and retail

The Associated Press · September 5, 2014 9:17 pm

US unemployment rate falls for younger workers

US unemployment rate falls for younger workers

The Associated Press · September 5, 2014 9:15 pm

An applicant fills out a form during a 2014 job fair in Sunrise, Fla. More than 60 percent of CEOs surveyed by the Business Roundtable plan to expand payrolls this year.

US job growth drops to 142K, slowest in 8 months

Christopher Rugaber · September 5, 2014 7:32 pm

Finding a job is even harder for younger Americans in the current environment. AP Photo

Millennial unemployment 15 percent

Paul Bedard · September 5, 2014 6:56 pm

Beltway Confidential

Today’s shoddy jobs report is not getting the silver lining treatment from many media outlets

Becket Adams · September 5, 2014 5:23 pm