Tag: Jobs

In this June 23, 2014 photo, job seekers wait in line to meet with recruiters during a job fair in Philadelphia. The government issues the July jobs report on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Solid US job gains expected for 6th straight month

Christopher Rugaber · August 1, 2014 11:15 am

Recently, the Russell Sage Foundation released a report showing that for households right in the middle of the American wealth distribution, net worth has declined from $87,992 in 2003 to $56,335 in 2013. (iStock)

Amid current fights, a reminder the economy still matters most

Byron York · July 31, 2014 10:23 pm

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

US jobless aid applications rise to 302,000

Josh Boak · July 31, 2014 1:38 pm

First Time Claims …

First Time Claims …

Geoffrey Norman · July 31, 2014 11:51 am

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., called the Davis-Bacon Act wasteful and counterproductive, saying it hurt unskilled workers and cost taxpayers money. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Top Senate Republican calls for repealing union-backed wage law

Sean Higgins · July 30, 2014 3:42 pm

Amgen cuts will cost 430 jobs in Boulder County

Amgen cuts will cost 430 jobs in Boulder County

Washington Examiner · July 30, 2014 2:15 pm

Bounceback

Geoffrey Norman · July 30, 2014 11:43 am

In the current battle over the Export-Import Bank, Democratic politicians and liberal journalists have dropped their populist pretenses and openly embraced the corporate-federal collusion that Ex-Im embodies. (Getty Images file)

Export-Import Bank justifies subsidies with useless job numbers

Timothy P. Carney · July 29, 2014 9:00 pm

20 congressmen who vote against energy jobs in their districts

Energy and Environment

20 congressmen who vote against energy jobs in their districts

David Freddoso · July 29, 2014 4:30 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, center, flanked by Treasury Secretary and Managing Trustee Jacob J. Lew, left, and Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez, speaks at a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, to discuss the release of the annual Trustees Reports. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Despite good news, benefit programs face problems

STEPHEN OHLEMACHERRICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR · July 29, 2014 7:12 am

Wouldn't it be great if President Obama acknowledged that U.S. firms are overburdened by the highest corporate tax rate among developed countries, and as a result are becoming less and less competitive? (AP Photo)

What if Obama defended American business?

Lawrence Kudlow · July 28, 2014 2:35 pm

Northern Illinois county considers hiring freeze

Northern Illinois county considers hiring freeze

Washington Examiner · July 26, 2014 8:02 am