Minimum Wage Rises Today To $6.55 Per Hour
WASHINGTON — About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices...
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Elaine Chao Must Withdraw 'Secret Rule'
Rep. George Miller | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
This secret regulation is a clear attempt by the Bush administration and the business community to fundamentally weaken the scientific process for enacting new regulations that protect American workers.
See America's Fastest Dying Industries
Forbes | JOSHUA ZUMBRUN and BRIAN WINGFIELD | Posted 04.17.2008 | Business
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If you're being affected by the downturn in housing or financial services, hang in there. At some point, those industries will rebound. Others should ...
Jobless Claims Highest Since Sept. 2005
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits last week shot up to the highest level in more than two years, fresh ...
Jobless Claims Rose Last Week
AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, pro...
Michigan Has U.S.'s Highest Umemployment Rate
Reuters | Posted 03.11.2008 | Business
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Michigan again recorded the highest unemployment rate in January, followed by Alaska, with most states recording little change in the measure, the Lab...
Dangerous Cracks Appearing in Job Market
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.07.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — Dangerous cracks in the nation's job market are deepening. Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years and hundreds ...
Confidence Plunges, Inflation Rate Soars
AP | Posted 02.26.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — No good news today on the economic front. Consumer confidence plunged, the wholesale inflation rate soared, the number of homes being...
Elaine Chao's Absence of Accountability
Mary Beth Maxwell | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
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Chao's 'leadership' at the Department of Labor should not be emulated by anyone. She has undermined the agency and failed to serve in the best interests of workers she is charged with protecting.
Housing Slump Fails To Stop Inflation
Bloomberg | Courtney Schlisserman, Bob Willis | Posted 02.20.2008 | Business
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The two-year housing slump pushing the U.S. economy toward a recession hasn't alleviated inflation pressures, reports today showed. Consumer prices r...
Stocks Cap Strong Week With Gains
AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 02.01.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Wall Street capped a week of big gains with another sizable advance Friday after investors set aside anxiety over news that the econo...
Employment Drops in a Pink Slip Blizzard
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 02.01.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — In a shower of pink slips, U.S. employers cut jobs last month for the first time in more than four years, the starkest signal yet t...
Wall Street Declines After Weak Jobs Report
AP | Tim Paradis | Posted 01.04.2008 | Business
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Wall Street plunged again Friday after the government's much-anticipated employment report showed weaker-than-expected job growth and a rise in the u...
Wall Street Closes Mixed On Inflation Jitters
AP | Tim Paradis | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business
Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Thursday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Labor Department's Friday reading on December employment. Infla...
Stocks Rise After New Jobs Report
AP | Tim Paradis | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business
Stocks rose moderately Thursday after a report of an increase in new jobs during December eased some concerns about the economy a day before the Labor...
Consumer Inflation Surges By Largest Amount In Two Years
AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 12.14.2007 | Business
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Consumer inflation surged by the largest amount in more than two years in November, led by gasoline prices. The cost of clothing, airline tickets and ...
Stocks Fall Amid Inflation Concerns
AP | Tim Paradis | Posted 12.14.2007 | Business
Stocks fell Friday after a jump in consumer inflation raised concerns about how much freedom the Federal Reserve has to continue cutting interest rate...
Bush Labor Dept. Accused Of Union Sabotage
Washington Post | Elizabeth Williamson | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics
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Political operatives in the Department of Labor are using federal reporting requirements to undermine trade unions and conduct a "political misinforma...
Stocks Sputter After November Job Report
AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 12.07.2007 | Business
Wall Street paused from its big rally Friday, with the major indexes fluctuating after the government's November labor report showed tepid job growth ...
Labor Dept: Solid Job Gains, Wage Growth In November
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 12.07.2007 | Business
Employers added a solid 94,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent and wages grew briskly, encouragin...
The Labor Department Should Stop Making Excuses About Mine Safety
Rep. George Miller | Posted 10.04.2007 | Politics
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Preventable tragedies could continue to happen if we don't improve safety in the nation's mines, and Congress has a role to play in that effort.
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