Unemployment

Walmart closes 63 Sam's Club stores. Some of the stores were closed Thursday, and employees were not told of Walmart's decision until they arrived to work to find several stores hadn't been opened. (Walmart, via Flickr)

Economy

Walmart closes 63 Sam’s Clubs after announcing bonuses attributed to tax cuts

Melissa Quinn -

January 11, 2018 8:20 pm

Forecasters had expected jobless claims to drop only slightly from the previous week's level of 250,000. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Economy

Number of workers receiving unemployment benefits falls to lowest level in 44 years

Joseph Lawler -

January 11, 2018 1:36 pm

There were just 1.1 jobless workers for each advertised job vacancy in November, the agency reported. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Economy

Ratio of unemployed workers to available jobs ground to historic lows to end 2017

Joseph Lawler -

January 9, 2018 3:49 pm

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans have taken a completely different approach to getting the economy moving than their Democratic counterparts. (Andy Jacobsohn/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Beltway Confidential

Working-class families are winning big under Trump

Justin Haskins -

January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced unemployment among African-Americans had dropped to 6.8 percent, the lowest figure since the agency began tracking it in 1972. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Economy

Trump: Historic low unemployment among black, Hispanic workers proves ‘Dems did nothing for you’

Anna Giaritelli -

January 8, 2018 2:36 pm

Macy's announced Thursday that it would close 11 more stores as part of a plan announced two years ago to eliminate 100 of its branches to ensure it held the most competitive mix of digital and physical stores. The retailer has yet to identify 19 of them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

Business

Tax bill tantalizes store clerks after holiday hiring boom fades

James Langford -

January 5, 2018 7:03 pm

The unemployment rate for black workers fell from 7.2 percent to 6.8 percent in the month, beating the previous low of 7 percent set in April 2000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Economy

Black unemployment rate falls to lowest on record

Joseph Lawler -

January 5, 2018 2:39 pm

Forecasters had expected around 190,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Economy

Economy adds 148,000 jobs in December, unemployment steady at 4.1 percent

Joseph Lawler -

January 5, 2018 1:31 pm

Forecasters had expected claims to drift down from 245,000 to 240,000, according to a report. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Economy

Jobless claims inch up to 250,000

Joseph Lawler -

January 4, 2018 1:31 pm

Economy

The economy rallied in 2017 because of what Trump didn’t do

Washington Examiner -

January 2, 2018 5:01 am

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Tag: Unemployment

Walmart closes 63 Sam’s Clubs after announcing bonuses attributed to tax cuts

Number of workers receiving unemployment benefits falls to lowest level in 44 years

Ratio of unemployed workers to available jobs ground to historic lows to end 2017

Working-class families are winning big under Trump

Trump: Historic low unemployment among black, Hispanic workers proves ‘Dems did nothing for you’

Tax bill tantalizes store clerks after holiday hiring boom fades

Black unemployment rate falls to lowest on record

Economy adds 148,000 jobs in December, unemployment steady at 4.1 percent

Jobless claims inch up to 250,000

The economy rallied in 2017 because of what Trump didn’t do

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