Tag: Jobs

A judge has directed the EPA to do a job-loss analysis for the coal industry within two weeks. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Energy and Environment

Judge in coal country dings EPA on job losses

John Siciliano · October 18, 2016 5:52 pm

Forecasters in the private sector had expected a modest uptick in the jobless claims to 254,000. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Jobless claims hit lowest level since 1973

Joseph Lawler · October 13, 2016 12:32 pm

In an email chain discussing New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio's decision to come out in favor of more than doubling the minimum wage, Neera Tanden noted that her group had not formally come out for it, and warned that Hillary Clinton shouldn't either. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

A window into the $15 wage hypocrite’s world

Washington Examiner · October 13, 2016 4:01 am

If Clinton's tax plans became law, the economy would generate 697,000 fewer jobs over the next decade. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Study: Clinton’s tax hikes would kill 700,000 jobs

Joseph Lawler · October 12, 2016 2:48 pm

There were just 1.3 jobless workers for every advertised job opening in November, the Department of Labor announced Tuesday, a level not seen before this year in 16 years. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Job creation at slowest pace since December

Joseph Lawler · October 12, 2016 2:40 pm

The bill from Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., said it would be "unlawful" for companies to ask about salary history while they are considering hiring that person. (AP Photo)

Dem bill bans companies from asking about salary history

Pete Kasperowicz · October 10, 2016 5:55 pm

The Obama years have seen the completion of several long-in-the-works realignments of state legislatures. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama touts ‘record job growth’ despite lower-than-expected September numbers

Anna Giaritelli · October 8, 2016 10:00 am

Jobs and the Fed

Irwin M. Stelzer · October 8, 2016 4:01 am

Forty-seven percent of men ages 25-54 say they take pain medication, and two-thirds of it is prescribed. (iStock Photo)

Study: Nearly half of working-age men out of labor force take daily pain meds

Joseph Lawler · October 7, 2016 8:56 pm

A "help wanted" sign is posted on the front window of a clothing boutique in Los Angeles. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Trump campaign blasts ‘weak’ September jobs report

Gabby Morrongiello · October 7, 2016 2:09 pm

Private-sector forecasters had expected claims to decline slightly after being driven higher the past two weeks by big snowstorms on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Underemployment hasn’t improved since February

Joseph Lawler · October 7, 2016 1:32 pm

The construction industry has essentially stopped adding jobs even as the rest of the economy has continued to generate jobs at a pace more than sufficient to keep the unemployment rate trending down. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Construction job creation has stalled since the spring

Joseph Lawler · October 7, 2016 1:06 pm