Tag: Jobs

Analysts had expected jobless claims to remain just about steady at 267,000. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jobless claims fall for third straight week to 267,000

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2016 12:33 pm

Lawmakers believe machines will potentially replace humans in jobs ranging from factory work to the medical field. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Lawmakers: ‘Robot revolution’ is coming

Joel Gehrke · May 26, 2016 9:29 pm

"As bad as President Obama is, Hillary Clinton will be worse," Donald Trump said. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Trump unloads on Clinton in energy speech: Her ‘agenda is job destruction’

Gabby Morrongiello · May 26, 2016 9:12 pm

He might have only a small window of opportunity. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

How Trump can appeal to millennials stuck living with their parents

Red Alert Politics · May 26, 2016 7:33 pm

Jobless claims, a leading indicator of the labor market's strength, had been running at historically low levels before a small spike up in early May. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jobless claims fall back to 268,000

Joseph Lawler · May 26, 2016 12:31 pm

The new overtime rule from Obama's Department of Labor kills that flexibility for millions of people. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s new overtime rule hurts workers who need flexibility

Jason Russell · May 26, 2016 4:01 am

According to a new poll, 73 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of Republicans say that they are most concerned about the economy and jobs when casting their votes. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Jobs, economy top issues for California voters

Ariel Cohen · May 25, 2016 12:27 pm

"To cover higher staffing costs forced upon us under the rule, we will be forced to hire fewer staff and limit the hours those staff can work — all while the well-funded special interests that we're up against will simply spend more," said U.S. PIRG Executive Director Andre Delattre. (iStock photo)

Liberal nonprofit federation opposes new overtime rule

Sean Higgins · May 23, 2016 8:56 pm

In this Oct. 6, 2015, photo, military veteran Mark Cannon, of Miami, right, talks with Cynthia Carcillo, a veterans outreach representative for Career Source Broward, about employment opportunities at a job fair for veterans, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The Labor Department reported Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, that fewer Americans sought unemployment aid a week earlier, fresh evidence that companies are confident enough in the economy to hold onto their workers. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Energy and Environment

Oil and gas industry tries to lure veterans

Kyle Feldscher · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Minimum wage increases on state ballots this election cycle could cost 290,000 jobs, according to a new analysis. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

Trump hints at middle ground on minimum wage

Sean Higgins · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Studies have shown that raising the overtime pay ceiling will generally not raise workers' total pay. Instead, employers will pay a lower base salary so that the total pay packet is about the same. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Bad news from Labor Department’s new overtime rules

Diana Furchtgott-Roth · May 20, 2016 4:03 am

Economists had expected jobless claims to fall back to around 275,000 after rising to 294,000 last week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims fall to 278,000 in mid-May, extending hot streak

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 12:32 pm