Tag: Jobs

WATCH: Rick Scott strikes back, tells Biden to ‘get out of the way’ in economic recovery

Heather Hamilton · May 11, 2022 5:32 pm

Pat Kilpatrick, of Cedar Rapids, browses items for sale at the Cultivate Hope Corner Store in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Kilpatrick, whose daughter works for Matthew 25, thinks the store will provide easier access to groceries in a previously underserved area.

Inflation-adjusted earnings are falling fast, jobs report shows

Zach Halaschak · May 6, 2022 6:01 pm

The economy is gaining jobs as the United States emerges from its pandemic-induced economic slump. Still, even with recent job growth, painful inflation has increased significantly.

Economy marched on in April with 428,000 new jobs, unemployment at 3.6%

Zach Halaschak · May 6, 2022 12:32 pm

Let them eat prestige?

Gabriel Rossman · May 6, 2022 3:00 am

Jobless claims rise to 200,000 as Fed works to slow economy to fight inflation

Jobless claims rise to 200,000 as Fed works to slow economy to fight inflation

Zach Halaschak · May 5, 2022 12:00 am

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Don’t get mad — get hired

Rob Long · April 22, 2022 3:00 am

Help wanted signs hang below menus at a restaurant in the Newport section of Jersey City, N.J., on May 2, 2018.

Number of workers receiving unemployment benefits hits lowest level in 52 years

Zach Halaschak · April 21, 2022 12:32 pm

Supply crunch should spur states to pursue licensing reform

Washington Examiner · April 19, 2022 4:00 am

A now hiring sign is seen in front of a business along the boardwalk, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Ocean City, New Jersey. Many seasonal businesses are struggling to find enough workers again this summer.

Continuing claims for unemployment fall to lowest level since 1970

Zach Halaschak · April 14, 2022 12:32 pm

FILE- In this July 17, 2018, file photo, a sign outside a business in Salem, N.H. says "Now Hiring." On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for August.

Jobless claims fall to 166,000, lowest since 1968

Zach Halaschak · April 7, 2022 12:33 pm

A restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Salem, N.H.

Substack VP tells Elon Musk haters leaving Twitter: ‘Do not come work here’

Asher Notheis · April 5, 2022 8:13 pm

Unemployment has dropped much faster than the Fed or White House expected

Zach Halaschak · April 1, 2022 4:10 pm