Tag: Jobs

In this Aug. 1, 2012 photo, stylist Cliff Freeman braids the hair of Danielle Maddox, 25, at Maxine salon's Braid Bar in Chicago. (AP Photo/Caryn Rousseau)

Braiding without a license: A crime in Texas

Sean Higgins · October 6, 2015 11:17 pm

K Street Republicans such as Tennessee's Stephen Fincher are teaming up with Nancy Pelosi and the White House this week to try and revive Ex-Im. (AP File Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Export-Import Bank’s job-loss fables

Timothy P. Carney · October 6, 2015 10:17 pm

Democrats, combined with the GOP support, will produce more than the 218 signatures needed to push the bill that would revive the Export-Import Bank to the floor for a vote in late October. (AP Photo)

The consequences of abolishing the Export-Import Bank

Stephen Aaron · October 6, 2015 4:01 am

Jobs up only for immigrants, +14,000, down 262,000 for ‘native-borns’

Jobs up only for immigrants, +14,000, down 262,000 for ‘native-borns’

Paul Bedard · October 3, 2015 1:59 am

"Too many middle-class families are still struggling in this economy, and we can do a lot better," House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement.Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Just isn’t good enough’: GOP slams Obama on weak jobs

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 2:05 pm

Just How Bad Is the Jobs Report?

Just How Bad Is the Jobs Report?

Geoffrey Norman · October 2, 2015 12:55 pm

The September jobs report coming Friday, will provide clues to the job market's health that go beyond the unemployment rate. (AP PhotoAlan Diaz)

Job growth disappoints at 142,000 in September, unemployment rate 5.1 percent

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 12:31 pm

September Jobs: 142,000

September Jobs: 142,000

Daniel Halper · October 2, 2015 11:33 am

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week ending Sept. 27 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Jobless claims rise to 277,000, still near low levels

Joseph Lawler · October 1, 2015 12:35 pm

The National Labor Relations BoardÂ is considering designating companies that use temp agencies to be 'joint employers.'Â (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Feds move to help temp workers unionize

Sean Higgins · September 27, 2015 4:01 am

Supporters of a $15 minimum wage for fast food workers rally in front of a McDonald's on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Economists split on how $15 minimum wage hits jobs

Joseph Lawler · September 22, 2015 10:19 pm

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Beltway Confidential

GOP debate strays from nation’s top concerns

Byron York · September 18, 2015 5:54 pm