Tag: Jobs

A report spreadsheet shows that dozens of shipments of Ivanka Trump footwear have come from Hong Kong since she debuted her footwear line in March 2011. Other foreign shipments include Ivanka Trump jewelry and an Ivanka Trump earring box. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Report: Dozens of Trump products made overseas

Gabby Morrongiello · March 8, 2016 11:21 pm

Obama accuses economy skeptics of living in ‘alternative reality’

Obama accuses economy skeptics of living in ‘alternative reality’

Joseph Lawler · March 4, 2016 8:32 pm

Long-term jobless make up 27.7 percent of the total number of unemployed people, an historically high share. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Jobs report reveals lingering long-term unemployment

Joseph Lawler · March 4, 2016 4:22 pm

At 4.9 percent, the unemployment rate in February was already below where members of the Federal Reserve have projected it to be when the economy is fully healthy. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Is the economy at full employment?

Joseph Lawler · March 4, 2016 2:39 pm

Private-sector forecasters polled by Bloomberg thought there would be 190,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Job growth rebounds in February with 242,000 jobs, unemployment 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler · March 4, 2016 1:30 pm

Federal coal leases have added $541 billion to the economy over the last 15 years and the coal industry contributes about $65.7 billion to the county's gross domestic product, according to the report. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Study: Halt in coal-mining leases could cost $650 billion

Kyle Feldscher · March 3, 2016 9:08 pm

West Virginia lost 19,000 jobs in one year, Sen. Joe Manchin tells Energy chief Ernest Moniz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

Dem to Obama: Stop ‘beating the living crap’ out of coal country

John Siciliano · March 3, 2016 6:20 pm

On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week before. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Jobless claims rise to 278,000, remain low throughout February

Joseph Lawler · March 3, 2016 1:31 pm

I certainly hope women don't start demanding special treatment in the workplace because of a biological function they should have learned how to deal with in middle school. (AP Photo)

On ‘period leave’: Ladies, suck it up and go to work

Ashe Schow · March 3, 2016 6:00 am

In a blog post unearthed Wednesday by Buzzfeed News, Trump explains that outsourcing jobs "is not always a terrible thing." (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump once defended outsourcing: It ‘creates jobs in the long run’

Gabby Morrongiello · March 2, 2016 9:35 pm

U.S. student debt slipped from $1.261 trillion to $1.259 trillion in the second quarter, New York Fed says. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Beltway Confidential

Student loans aren’t racist

Ashe Schow · February 25, 2016 6:44 pm

"My first summer job wasn't exactly glamorous, but it taught me some valuable lessons," Obama wrote. "Responsibility. Hard work. Balancing a job with friends, family, and school." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama announces summer job initiative on LinkedIn

Kelly Cohen · February 25, 2016 5:05 pm