Tag: Unemployment

Astorino unveils jobs plan in NY governor race

Energy and Environment

Astorino unveils jobs plan in NY governor race

David Klepper · August 19, 2014 7:16 pm

In this July 31, 2014 photo, Quamisha Nelson, owner and operator of the Smoothie King in Jacksonville, N.C., center, works alongside Latasia White, 15, as she rings up a customer's order at the drive-thru. The government reports on state unemployment rates for July on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/The Jacksonville Daily News, John Sudbrink)

Unemployment rises in most US states in July

Christopher Rugaber · August 18, 2014 4:26 pm

5 Things to Know in Florida for Aug. 16

5 Things to Know in Florida for Aug. 16

The Associated Press · August 15, 2014 9:50 pm

California unemployment remains at 7.4 percent

California unemployment remains at 7.4 percent

Washington Examiner · August 15, 2014 6:11 pm

Florida’s unemployment rate remains unchanged

Florida’s unemployment rate remains unchanged

Gary Fineout · August 15, 2014 3:10 pm

Unemployment rate drops in NYC

Unemployment rate drops in NYC

Washington Examiner · August 15, 2014 10:41 am

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, file photo, Carmen Nazario of Albany, N.Y., fills out an employment application during a job fair at the Marriott Hotel in Colonie, N.Y. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

US jobless aid applications rise to 311,000

Josh Boak · August 14, 2014 12:50 pm

The economic expansion promised by President Obama in 2009 has been exceptionally sluggish in comparison to previous recoveries and remains so nearly six years later with this milestone. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama’s slow-motion recovery creates a retrograde economy: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2014 8:24 pm

Michigan jobless rate up 0.2 points to 7.7 percent

Michigan jobless rate up 0.2 points to 7.7 percent

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2014 6:53 pm

U.S. Border Patrol agents detain undocumented immigrants after a foot chase on July 25, 2014 near Falfurrias, Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Here are the top three issues that worry Americans the most

Becket Adams · August 13, 2014 2:56 pm

Watch this map provide a brilliantly simplified perspective of the unemployment rate since 1976

Beltway Confidential

Watch this map provide a brilliantly simplified perspective of the unemployment rate since 1976

Justin Green · August 12, 2014 6:31 pm

There is a very good reason to believe that extending unemployment benefits to a maximum of 99 weeks in recent years held back the labor supply. (iStock Photo)

Lower benefits, higher jobs — Paul Ryan has it right

Lawrence Kudlow · August 11, 2014 2:57 pm