Tag: Jobs

Fact-checking Biden’s State of the Union address

Fact-checking Biden’s State of the Union address

Sarah Bedford · March 2, 2022 12:00 am

This April 22, 2014, photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. The Labor Department said Friday, May 2, 2014, that U.S. employers added a robust 288,000 jobs in April, the most in two years, the strongest evidence to date that the economy is picking up after a brutal winter slowed growth. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Jobless fall to historically low levels as economy brushes off omicron

Zach Halaschak · February 24, 2022 1:32 pm

Fourth-quarter GDP growth revised up to strong 7% rate

Zach Halaschak · February 24, 2022 1:31 pm

Mike Rowe scholarship highlights the lost virtues of hard work and sweat

Salena Zito · February 20, 2022 2:32 pm

Bullies in the White House

Tevi Troy · February 18, 2022 4:00 am

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Anonymous horror stories fuel push to unionize Hill staffers

Emily Brooks · February 18, 2022 4:00 am

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Training matters

Trent Reedy · February 17, 2022 11:00 pm

This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. The Labor Department released its weekly report on applications for unemployment benefits on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Slightly more Americans sought unemployment benefits during the previous week, but the overall levels still remain near historic lows in a positive sign for the job market.

Jobless claims rise to 248,000, more than expected

Zach Halaschak · February 17, 2022 1:32 pm

Millions have filed to start businesses in US during coronavirus pandemic

Elizabeth Faddis · February 15, 2022 11:41 pm

The botched ‘American rescue’

Brad Polumbo · February 11, 2022 4:00 am

As the latest jobs report comes out Friday, the five fastest-growing sectors in the 12 months prior have been: temporary help, professional and technical services, construction, education and healthcare. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobless claims fall to near pre-pandemic lows in good sign for recovery

Zach Halaschak · February 10, 2022 1:31 pm

Laid-off Peloton employees crash new CEO’s first meeting

Jenny Goldsberry · February 10, 2022 2:27 am