Tag: Jobs

U.S. employment could be higher than what's consistent with a healthy economy, speculated James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. (Chris Goodney/Bloomberg)

Fed official: Economy may be ‘well beyond’ full employment

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2016 4:44 pm

First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden touted the positive veteran employment news on the fifth anniversary of their Joining Forces initiative. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

White House: Vet jobless rate less than national average

Susan Crabtree · May 5, 2016 2:11 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 274,000

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2016 12:32 pm

"The well-being of our people depends on the passion and dedication of our workforce, and my administration has worked to recruit, uplift and empower exceptional civil servants," President Obama said. (AP Photo)

Obama praises government workers for helping ‘ordinary people’

Pete Kasperowicz · May 3, 2016 9:11 pm

"Some people want to make it all political, but there are market forces," said Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Energy and Environment

Clinton blames fracking for ‘tragedy’ in coal country

John Siciliano · May 2, 2016 9:07 pm

Sen. Rand Paul on Monday called on Hillary Clinton to apologize for promising to put coal miners out of work. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Rand Paul tells Clinton to apologize to coal miners

Kyle Feldscher · May 2, 2016 6:49 pm

The Obama administration announced plans Friday to ban federal agencies from asking job seekers about their criminal records when they first apply for work. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Helping ex-cons return to work

Washington Examiner · May 2, 2016 11:03 am

In the 1970s, Gary's steel works employed 30,000 people. But by the Clinton era, the number working there was 6,000. Today it's about 5,000 and shrinking. (AP Photo/Michael S. Green, File)

Beltway Confidential

A tale of two Indianas

David Freddoso · May 1, 2016 1:25 pm

The move would represent a slight pullback for the administration regarding the upcoming rule change. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)

Labor Dept. considering $47,000 overtime cap

Sean Higgins · April 29, 2016 3:55 pm

Carly Fiorina has long been under fire for her record as CEO Hewlett-Packard, where she led a merger between HP and Compaq. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Trump campaign: Fiorina ‘the queen of outsourcing’ jobs

Al Weaver · April 28, 2016 4:41 pm

The picture is bleak, thanks to policies that discourage job creation. Hispanics are currently twice as likely as non-Hispanics to work part-time, even when we would prefer full-time employment. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

What’s in Hispanics’ economic self-interest?

Marilinda Garcia · April 26, 2016 4:02 am

Economists had expected unemployment claims to bounce back up to a still-low 265,000, according to a survey by Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1973

Joseph Lawler · April 21, 2016 12:32 pm