Tag: Jobs

Xerox, Lockheed Martin and Procter & Gamble confirmed that they are among large companies participating in a White House pledge to not discriminate against the long-term unemployed when hiring. (Getty images File)

Obama enlists corporations in State of the Union plan to address long-term unemployment

Joseph Lawler · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama works at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 27 ahead of Tuesday night's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Examiner Editorial: Will Obama pivot to economic reality in State of the Union?

Washington Examiner · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Unemployment in California rose to 8.7 percent in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as growth slowed in the stateâs tech sector. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Survey: Businesses more optimistic, but not hiring

Associated Press · January 27, 2014 12:00 am

Big Ideas: On job openings, Japan’s Shinzo Abe and Hispanics

Joseph Lawler · January 24, 2014 5:00 am

With more people receiving unemployment benefits, and given the costs associated with working, employers have to pay more to attract the unemployed.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Early indications from North Carolina’s cuts in unemployment benefits show employment rising

Joseph Lawler · January 24, 2014 5:00 am

O’Malley calls for minimum wage hike in speech

O’Malley calls for minimum wage hike in speech

BRIAN WITTENICK TABOR · January 23, 2014 7:39 pm

Jobless rate fell to 8 percent in December

Jobless rate fell to 8 percent in December

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2014 5:59 pm

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, photo, job seekers sign in before meeting prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Weekly applications for US jobless aid mostly flat

Christopher Rugaber · January 23, 2014 2:52 pm

Jobs? Not So Good.

Jobs? Not So Good.

Geoffrey Norman · January 23, 2014 2:20 pm

Applications for US unemployment aid mostly unchanged at 326,000; total recipients fall

Applications for US unemployment aid mostly unchanged at 326,000; total recipients fall

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2014 1:32 pm

Sen Cory Booker, D-N.J. listens at right as Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks about unemployment benefits during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 2,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000, a sign that layoffs are weighing less on the job market and economic growth. (AP/Susan Walsh)

How states fared on unemployment benefit claims

Associated Press · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

RI Senate unveils workforce development plan

RI Senate unveils workforce development plan

David Klepper · January 21, 2014 10:18 pm