Unemployment

Beltway Confidential

Study: 60 percent of 2014 job growth caused by expiration of unemployment benefits

Jason Russell -

January 26, 2015 6:26 pm

A new study attributes the 2014 jobs boom to the expiration of long-term unemployment benefits in late December 2013. (iStock)

Economy

End of emergency unemployment insurance boosted 2014 job growth

Joseph Lawler -

January 26, 2015 5:59 pm

A hiring sign sits outside the Steak Escape restaurant in Flowood, Miss., Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Politics

Obama’s plans may raise cost of hiring by more than $5 per hour

Sean Higgins -

January 20, 2015 10:00 am

Economy

15 big bank economists project nearly 3 percent economic growth in 2015

Joseph Lawler -

January 16, 2015 4:29 pm

Job seekers attend a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla.Â First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 316,000 for the week ending Jan. 10, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.Â (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Economy

Jobless claims rise to 316,000

Joseph Lawler -

January 15, 2015 2:13 pm

Washington Secrets

Poll: Only 1 in 4 buy Team Obama’s claim unemployment improving

Paul Bedard -

January 15, 2015 1:09 pm

2015 Ford F-150s move along the production line at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. (AP/Paul Sancya)

Economy

U.S. job openings near 5 million

Joseph Lawler -

January 13, 2015 3:45 pm

Economy

Zogby Report Card: Fight’s on with Congress, but Obama still seems on top

Paul Bedard -

January 10, 2015 12:00 pm

The U.S. economic recovery kept up its momentum to finish 2014, adding 252,000 jobs in December. (iStock photo)

Economy

Job growth accelerates to end 2014, economy adds 252,000 jobs

Joseph Lawler -

January 9, 2015 3:19 pm

Beltway Confidential

Food stamp enrollment historically high

Jason Russell -

January 8, 2015 7:36 pm

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Tag: Unemployment

Study: 60 percent of 2014 job growth caused by expiration of unemployment benefits

End of emergency unemployment insurance boosted 2014 job growth

Obama’s plans may raise cost of hiring by more than $5 per hour

15 big bank economists project nearly 3 percent economic growth in 2015

Jobless claims rise to 316,000

Poll: Only 1 in 4 buy Team Obama’s claim unemployment improving

U.S. job openings near 5 million

Zogby Report Card: Fight’s on with Congress, but Obama still seems on top

Job growth accelerates to end 2014, economy adds 252,000 jobs

Food stamp enrollment historically high

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