January 17, 2017 Walmart to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the US Walmart plans to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the U.S. as it opens new stores and expands existing locations.
January 12, 2017 Jobs: How to create them I took a camera to Times Square this week and asked people, “What creates jobs?” Most had no answer. One said, “stimulus!” What? Government creates jobs? No! I suppose it’s natural that people think government creates jobs because politicians always say that.
January 12, 2017 Why welfare, mimimum wage make it harder for poor Americans to succeed To most economists, the claim that the minimum wage kills starter jobs is not controversial. But it is among the general public. And so politicians pander.
January 12, 2017 Roadside inn reopens after feds tried to shut it down over budget impasse The owner of a privately run inn along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is back in business five days after the federal government forced him to close as a byproduct of the D.C. slimdown.
January 12, 2017 Dam Shame: Hoover’s workforce nears retirement, gov’t scrambles to fill jobs A wave of retirements is about to hit the Hoover Dam, leaving the government scrambling to fill positions.
January 12, 2017 Obama proposes billions more for job training despite spotty track record Despite spotty evidence that the billions of dollars spent on dozens of federal job training programs are delivering results, President Obama is proposing to spend billions more as part of his $4 trillion budget plan.
January 12, 2017 Labor War: Longshore union shows aggression in Washington port dispute A labor dispute at the Port of Vancouver, Wash., that has locked out longshore union members for more than a year appears to have taken an aggressive and disturbing turn, with accusations of menacing confrontations and violent threats.
January 6, 2017 Job growth slows in December; wages post best gain since 2009 Job creation eased last month but workers are seeing long-awaited wage gains, signs that more than seven years into a slow-growing expansion the labor market is improving enough to reap payoffs for American households.
December 14, 2016 How prayer can help your career For many employees, flatlining in one's career -- being kept in the same job too long -- can be worse than being fired.
November 30, 2016 Survey: US businesses add 216,000 jobs, most in 5 months WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies added a solid 216,000 jobs in November, the most since June and evidence that the incoming Trump administration is inheriting a solid economy.