Topic: Labor Market

Unemployment up slightly in Idaho, U.S.

Unemployment in Idaho and nationwide increased slightly in August, proving the economy is still stuck in a lingering and painful recession.. . The ...
Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are both former business executives duking it out in an increasingly hostile race to be Florida's...
President Obama will unveil a new plan to create jobs next week. The White House had promised a recovery summer, but unemployment rose to 9.6...

Picture You Want Jobs? We Got Jobs.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest facts and figures on the state of the job market this morning, and the news was grim ... or...
Jay Leno on Friday ribbed Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and the poor state of the economy.In his opening monologue on the "Tonight Show,"...

Obama pledges work for middle class

A strong economy needs bustling main streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying...

Obama reasserts pledge to helping middle class

Email Close [X] Saying that his policies have "stopped the bleeding" in the job market, President Barack Obama called Saturday on the country to ...

OR-Gov: Kitzhaber goes on offense

John Kitzhaber's political career in Oregon was characterized by his unwillingness to go negative against opponents. And just this cycle, he asked...
I thought I'd add a few observations on the latest employment report (other reports here: [NYT], [WSJ RTE/Izzo] [CR], [Economist's View]). First...
The following headline appeared at Time.com shortly after the release of Friday's jobs report:What's Good About Rising Unemployment What should...