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December 20, 2015

'American Payday – The Big Squeeze': Will election turn on the economy?

As the midterm congressional elections near, an uneasy American public is rattled by threats of terror and a viral scourge from abroad, but the issue that may determine how they vote is lingering concern over the American economy.

December 20, 2015

US jobless rate falls to 6-year low of 5.9 percent

U.S. employers added 248,000 jobs in September, a burst of hiring that helped drive down the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest since July 2008.

December 20, 2015

Fracking good times: North Dakota tops U.S. income gains

North Dakota leads the nation in personal income growth. No other state even comes close.

December 20, 2015

Natural gas boom boosts companies from coast-to-coast

There are no drilling rigs in Holland, Mich., but the local economy is still feeling the effects of America’s natural gas drilling boom.

December 20, 2015

IRS copycat? Milwaukee lawmaker requests audit for ‘political retribution’

A liberal Milwaukee County board member with ties to Big Labor is taking a page out of the Internal Revenue Service playbook.

December 20, 2015

US employers add 209K jobs in July

U.S. employers extended their solid hiring into July by adding 209,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight month of job growth above 200,000, evidence that businesses are gradually shedding the caution that had marked the 5-year-old recovery.

December 20, 2015

More NY companies announce layoffs, two leave for other states

Although New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) has touted recent economic successes in his state, records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show that dozens of companies are laying off workers, relocating out of the state, or closing up shop altogether.

December 20, 2015

Fight heats up over EPA sabotage of Alaska gold mine

The Environmental Protection Agency is under fire for a preemptive strike against a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska, where hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of jobs are at stake.

December 20, 2015

Obama gives protection to gay, transgender workers

President Barack Obama on Monday gave employment protection to gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, after being convinced by advocates of what he called the "irrefutable rightness of your cause."

December 20, 2015

Job growth picks up in states that raised minimum wage

The 13 U.S. states that raised their minimum wages at the beginning of this year are adding jobs at a faster pace than those that did not, providing some counter-intuitive fuel to the debate over what impact a higher minimum has on hiring trends.