Tag: Unemployment

High school students are seen walking through the hallway.

Unemployment for high school dropouts falls to record low in July

Joseph Lawler · August 3, 2018 12:43 pm

Attendees to a job fair sponsored by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement file into the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The Labor Department will issue unemployment figures.

Hispanic unemployment again hits new record low in July

Joseph Lawler · August 3, 2018 12:35 pm

FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, an employee of Aldi, right, takes an application from a job applicant at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, April 6, the U.S. government issues the March jobs report.

Jobs fall short at 157,000 in July, but strong report shows unemployment at 3.9 percent

Joe Williams · August 3, 2018 12:30 pm

Beltway Confidential

Medicaid work requirements are common sense

Sally Pipes · August 2, 2018 1:30 pm

U.S. businesses added 219,000 jobs in July 2018, a private survey found, a robust total that suggests employers are still able to find the workers they need despite the low unemployment rate.

Jobless claims linger near lowest levels in decades

Joseph Lawler · August 2, 2018 12:31 pm

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a media conference at the end of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

South Africa’s new land war is economic insanity

Tom Rogan · August 1, 2018 6:50 pm

Parked taxis block the main Castellana avenue in Madrid on July 30, 2018, protesting the proliferation of private ride-hailing services.

Beltway Confidential

Spain must break the taxi unions fighting Uber

Tom Rogan · July 30, 2018 6:29 pm

Job seekers get information at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday.

Jobless claims hover near 50-year lows

Joseph Lawler · July 26, 2018 8:32 am

The unemployment rate is 3.8 percent in the U.S.

Jobless claims fall to the lowest level since 1969

Joseph Lawler · July 19, 2018 12:30 pm

Apprentice Ryan Buzzy, 18, center, works with Skip Johnson, left, a trainer in STIHL's apprenticeship program, in their training area at the Stihl manufacturing facility, Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Virginia Beach.

Worker retraining needed to maintain growth, White House says

Joseph Lawler · July 17, 2018 8:53 pm

Jobless claims plunge to 214,000, lowest since May

Joseph Lawler · July 12, 2018 8:31 am

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, people check out opportunities during a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. U.S. employers added 169,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent, the lowest in nearly five years, according to the Labor Department, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

Hires rise to highest level in 17 years

Joseph Lawler · July 10, 2018 2:12 pm