Tag: Jobs

Specialist Jay Woods is reflected in a screen at his post that shows five years of the Dow Jones industrial average, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped above 17,000 for the first time Thursday after the government reported a surge in hiring last month that was much bigger than investors and economists were expecting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Dow tops 17,000 after strong jobs report

Ken Sweet · July 3, 2014 10:26 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest may have given a preview of what could become the worst mistake of President Obama's tenure in the Oval Office. (AP Photo)

VIDEO: June jobs report shows growth

Lisa Ruhl · July 3, 2014 7:42 pm

People wait in line for the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. (AP/Tony Dejak)

‘True’ unemployment rate falls to 8.3 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 3, 2014 4:05 pm

June’s jobs report removes one big concern about the recovery

June’s jobs report removes one big concern about the recovery

Joseph Lawler · July 3, 2014 1:47 pm

Applications for US unemployment benefits edge up

Applications for US unemployment benefits edge up

Martin Crutsinger · July 3, 2014 12:35 pm

32 states trail US as a whole in job recovery

Paul Wiseman · July 2, 2014 8:32 pm

In this Monday, June 30, 2014 photo, trader John Liotti, center, and specialist Donald Civitanova, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, July 2, 2014, on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks close at record highs as US hiring surges

Washington Examiner · July 2, 2014 8:14 pm

In this May 19, 2014 photo, Micki Taylor, branch manager of the Mega Force Staffing Services in Kinston, N.C., reviews an orientation booklet with Kenneth Wilson, who is training to become a forklift operator, in Kinston, N.C. Payroll processer ADP said Wednesday, July 2, 2014, that private employers added 281,000 jobs last month, up from 179,000 in the previous month. (AP Photo/Kinston Free Press, Sara Pezzoni)

Survey: US companies added 281,000 jobs in June

Josh Boak · July 2, 2014 1:02 pm

Louisiana to share $154M for job training

Louisiana to share $154M for job training

Washington Examiner · June 27, 2014 8:02 am

Animal Spirits Turn Anemic

Animal Spirits Turn Anemic

Geoffrey Norman · June 26, 2014 3:46 pm

In this June 23, 2014 photo, job seekers and recruiters meet during a job fair in Philadelphia. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Applications for US unemployment benefits dip

Christopher Rugaber · June 26, 2014 12:55 pm

Michigan gets $6.2 million in US job training aid

Michigan gets $6.2 million in US job training aid

Washington Examiner · June 26, 2014 4:02 am