Tag: Jobs

Labor Secretary Tom Perez said that too few people are being paid overtime, undermining the intent of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House aims to force firms to pay more overtime

Sean Higgins · May 18, 2016 12:00 am

Federal Reserve officials, including Chairwoman Janet Yellen, have said that the U.S. economy is nearing full employment, but that some "slack" remains. (AP Photo)

Fed: Underemployment is worse than official stats suggest

Joseph Lawler · May 16, 2016 9:29 pm

Salmon said Energy Dept. and EPA alone spent more than $168,000 on yoga classes over the last five years. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

GOP bill cancels free yoga classes for federal workers

Pete Kasperowicz · May 15, 2016 4:01 am

Many of us are as likely to say "busy" to feel like we're in demand or accomplishing something important. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Beltway Confidential

No, you’re really not too busy

Daniel Allott · May 13, 2016 8:10 pm

First-time applications for unemployment benefits jumped to 274,000 in the last week of April. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Jobless claims jump to 294,000, highest in a year

Joseph Lawler · May 12, 2016 12:32 pm

Advertised job openings rose to 5.76 million in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Job openings rise to highest level in nearly a year

Joseph Lawler · May 10, 2016 2:23 pm

Rep. Kevin Brady, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced that his panel would mark up a package of "targeted, achievable" changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which is the federal government's cash welfare program. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

House panel to move on welfare legislation

Joseph Lawler · May 9, 2016 8:31 pm

Members of the media call out questions as President Barack Obama Friday about the economy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Washington Secrets

Obama report card: Approval up, economy down

Paul Bedard · May 7, 2016 11:26 am

Cut ordered by Congress is "unjust and violates several legal principles," American Bankers Association says. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

After jobs miss, investors rule out Fed rate hike in June

Joseph Lawler · May 6, 2016 3:20 pm

The past two months are the first time that, on a 12-month basis, more people have left unemployment for jobs than for falling out of the workforce since the recession began. (AP Photo)

Jobs trend: More workers are getting jobs than dropping out

Joseph Lawler · May 6, 2016 2:33 pm

April's gains were short of the roughly 200,000 new jobs expected by private-sector economists surveyed by Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

April disappoints with 160,000 new jobs, unemployment rate 5 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 6, 2016 12:32 pm

"Our goal is to put forward a set of best practices and call to action for state legislators to make progress on reforms to address the misuse of non-competes," said Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Administration plans new regs to limit worker ‘non-compete’ clauses

Sean Higgins · May 5, 2016 5:32 pm