Tag: Jobs

"From France," General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt declared last May, "we can create the technology the world needs."Â (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

General Electric’s twisted knot of jobs promises to France

Timothy P. Carney · September 17, 2015 9:08 pm

If the activists behind the ballot measure gather 25,000 signatures in support of the measure by November 2016, D.C. voters will be allowed to vote on whether they want the higher minimum wage. (AP Photo)

Proposed D.C. minimum wage increase could be a job killer

Erik Telford · September 17, 2015 4:01 am

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton said immigration reform would help ensure these non-citizens can safely hold jobs in the U.S., and be protected from exploitation. (AP Photo)

Clinton: Immigration fix needed to protect illegals from exploitation

Pete Kasperowicz · September 14, 2015 7:09 pm

Of Course They’re Fed Up

Stephen Moore · September 14, 2015 4:00 am

Labor Secretary Tom Perez has applauded the efforts to raise it to that level in speeches, often appearing at events hosted by activists and politicians. (AP Photo)Â

Obama prohibits ‘pay secrecy’ rules among federal contractors

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 9:18 pm

Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush details his tax reform plan in a speech in Garner, N.C., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Analysis: Bush tax plan would add 10 percent to economy, create 2.7 million jobs

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2015 3:15 pm

The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims fall to 275,000 to start September

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2015 12:34 pm

Sen. Jeff Sessions. R-Ala., praised Donald Trump's immigration plan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sessions: Trump immigration plan serves ‘the national interest’

Paul Bedard · September 9, 2015 9:19 pm

A worker cleans the sidewalk in Cleveland. The Labor Department releases its job openings and labor turnover survey for July on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Job openings soar to 5.75 million in July

Joseph Lawler · September 9, 2015 2:06 pm

President Obama will announce $175 million in apprenticeship grants during a visit to a community college in Michigan. (AP Photo)

Obama to announce millions in apprenticeship grants

Nicole Duran · September 9, 2015 12:30 pm

Jobberwocky Lives

Andrew Wilson · September 7, 2015 4:00 am

In his weekly address, President Obama threatened to veto any budget that did not increase spending. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama: I’ll veto any budget if it limits spending

Rudy Takala · September 5, 2015 4:12 pm