Tag: Jobs

An employee restocks a shelf in the grocery section of a Wal-Mart Supercenter May 11, 2005 in Troy, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Civil rights group praises Walmart, Koch Industries on hiring policies

Sean Higgins · June 3, 2015 8:03 pm

Solyndra, a solar energy technology company, visited by the President last year, has secured over a billion dollars in loans, March, 14, 2011 in Fremont, CA. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Export-Import Bank’s Solyndra subsidy reeks of politicized financing

Timothy P. Carney · June 3, 2015 7:11 pm

Factory Orders: Where’s the Bounce?

Factory Orders: Where’s the Bounce?

Geoffrey Norman · June 2, 2015 1:37 pm

President Obama’s Alibi Factory

President Obama’s Alibi Factory

Geoffrey Norman · May 31, 2015 3:00 pm

First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 320,000 for the week ending February 28, the Labor Department reported Thursday. (Getty Images)

Jobless claims tick up to 282,000

Joseph Lawler · May 28, 2015 12:42 pm

The Everyday Economy

The Everyday Economy

Geoffrey Norman · May 22, 2015 11:20 am

Job seekers fill out a job applications at a Bed Bath and Beyond table at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims again scrape 15-year lows

Joseph Lawler · May 21, 2015 12:53 pm

Help Wanted

The Scrapbook · May 18, 2015 4:00 am

A corporate recruiter speaks with job applicants during a National Career Fairs job fair in Chicago. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Jobless claims fall, pulling four-week average down to new 15-year low

Joseph Lawler · May 14, 2015 12:52 pm

Job openings and hires were flat in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.Â (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Job vacancies, hiring flat in March

Joseph Lawler · May 12, 2015 2:46 pm

Large numbers of Americans haven't lost their jobs under the Affordable Care Act. (iStock)

Obamacare’s small effect on jobs

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

President Obama's approval rating is still improving, maybe because he can take credit for seeing 7.5 million jobs created under his watch. (AP Photo)Â

Zogby Presidential Report Card: Public approval for Obama, jobs report

Paul Bedard · May 9, 2015 11:00 am