Unemployment

Economy

Jobless claims rise to 284,000, monthly average highest since July

Joseph Lawler -

January 14, 2016 1:33 pm

Not only should laid-off workers receive unemployment insurance, President Obama said, but they should also be encouraged to get training for a new job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Obama calls for system of wage insurance

Joseph Lawler -

January 13, 2016 2:29 am

Economy

Job openings, hiring ticked up in November

Joseph Lawler -

January 12, 2016 3:05 pm

Economy

Short-term unemployment plumbed the lowest levels in a half-century in 2015

Joseph Lawler -

January 8, 2016 3:46 pm

For months, U.S. employers have steadily added jobs even as global growth has flagged and financial markets have sunk. The jobs report for December on Friday may provide some hints of whether that trend can endure. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Economy

Economy adds 292,000 jobs in December, unemployment ends year at 5 percent

Joseph Lawler -

January 8, 2016 1:31 pm

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 5,000 to land at 267,000 for the week that ended Dec. 19, the Labor Department said. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Economy

Jobless claims fall to 277,000 after steep rise to end 2015

Joseph Lawler -

January 7, 2016 1:30 pm

According to the Food Research Action Center, SNAP participation averaged 45.5 million people in September 2015, a decrease of almost 1.1 million compared with September 2014. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Up to 1 million may lose food stamp benefits in 2016

Kelly Cohen -

January 6, 2016 10:08 pm

Beltway Confidential

Study: Federal minimum wage hike killed jobs during recession

Jason Russell -

January 4, 2016 3:52 pm

Economy

Jobless claims jump to 287,000, highest since July

Joseph Lawler -

December 31, 2015 1:32 pm

The biggest increase of people leaving the labor force came among people who retired. That is partly because of the aging U.S. population, with more baby boomers reaching retirement age in recent years. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Economy

Where people leaving the labor force are going

Joseph Lawler -

December 30, 2015 10:05 pm

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Tag: Unemployment

Jobless claims rise to 284,000, monthly average highest since July

Obama calls for system of wage insurance

Job openings, hiring ticked up in November

Short-term unemployment plumbed the lowest levels in a half-century in 2015

Economy adds 292,000 jobs in December, unemployment ends year at 5 percent

Jobless claims fall to 277,000 after steep rise to end 2015

Up to 1 million may lose food stamp benefits in 2016

Study: Federal minimum wage hike killed jobs during recession

Jobless claims jump to 287,000, highest since July

Where people leaving the labor force are going

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