Tag: Jobs

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 16, 2014, job seeker U.S. Air Force veteran Jimmie Walker, left, listens to job recruiter Desiree Akel, at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

US unemployment aid applications drop to 302,000

Josh Boak · July 18, 2014 2:01 am

Construction workers build a commercial complex Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The state Department of Employment Security says Illinois unemployment rate dropped to 7.1 percent in June. The unemployment rate in May was 7.5 percent. The state jobless rate has dropped for four straight months and is at its lowest point since October 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois unemployment rate falls again in June

David Mercer · July 17, 2014 9:15 pm

New Jersey bottle maker to close, cutting 290 jobs

New Jersey bottle maker to close, cutting 290 jobs

Washington Examiner · July 17, 2014 1:26 pm

Considering Ways to Look at Income Inequality

Frank Lavin · July 17, 2014 12:35 pm

Labor Department grant to assist unemployed

Labor Department grant to assist unemployed

Washington Examiner · July 16, 2014 8:01 am

EXography: Wall Street migrates south to low-cost Southern cities

EXography: Wall Street migrates south to low-cost Southern cities

Joel Kotkin, michael-shires · July 15, 2014 9:00 am

What Kind of Recovery Is This?

What Kind of Recovery Is This?

Geoffrey Norman · July 14, 2014 2:44 pm

Fed to Curtail Bond Buying Program

Irwin M. Stelzer · July 12, 2014 3:00 am

U.S. unemployment aid applications fall to near a seven-year low

U.S. unemployment aid applications fall to near a seven-year low

Christopher Rugaber · July 10, 2014 1:15 pm

Northern Indiana plant to close, ending 120 jobs

Northern Indiana plant to close, ending 120 jobs

Washington Examiner · July 10, 2014 11:31 am

Jobs Watch

Geoffrey Norman · July 10, 2014 9:22 am

Beltway Confidential

Yes, long-term unemployment is falling, but for ‘all the wrong reasons’

Becket Adams · July 9, 2014 8:45 pm