Senate panel backs Perez to head Labor Dept.
A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from ...
Labor official blamed for Job Corps problems quits
A top Labor Department official who took the blame for budgeting mistakes and cost overruns at the federal Job Corps program has resigned. Jane Oates ...
Asia stocks rise on US jobs data
Asian stock markets rose Friday, finding renewed strength from a fall in U.S. jobless benefit claims and an interest rate cut by the European Central ...
US employment compensation up 0.3 percent in Q1
Americans' wages increased at a faster rate from January through March than the previous quarter, a trend that helped boost consumer spending at the ...
Labor Dept. ends Job Corps enrollment freeze
The Labor Department said Monday it has ended its freeze on new enrollments in the nation's federal Job Corps program, but budget constraints mean ...
Labor nominee Perez pledges open mind
Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez sought to assure senators Thursday that he would approach the job with an open mind and a willingness to work ...
US futures shave gains after jobless claims data
Early gains for U.S. stock market futures were shaved Thursday after the Labor Department reported an unexpected increase in weekly unemployment ...
Obama nominates Justice official to top Labor slot
President Barack Obama gave a glowing rollout Monday to Thomas Perez, his choice to lead the Labor Department after an aggressive stint as the ...
Obama expected to nominate Perez for Labor post
A person familiar with White House deliberations says President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head ...
Pentagon spends nearly $1B a year on unemployment
Even as it faces budget cuts and forced employee furloughs, the Pentagon is spending nearly a $1 billion a year on a program that sends unemployment ...
AP source: Obama poised to pick Perez for Labor
President Barack Obama is close to naming Thomas Perez, a civil rights official in the Justice Department, as his choice to head the Department of ...
Lawmakers probe shortfall in Job Corps program
House and Senate lawmakers are investigating a nearly $100 million shortfall at the federal Job Corps program that has prompted the Labor Department ...
How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd term
This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive ...
AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries ...
Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other ...
Former AP fashion editor Anderson dies at 91
Former Associated Press fashion editor and foreign correspondent Nadeane Walker Anderson, who interviewed legendary designers including Coco Chanel ...
Labor Dept. urges talks over Bahrain labor unrest
The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize labor rights and prevent employment discrimination under a free trade agreement ...
Apple holds back S&P, Nasdaq; Dow ends higher
Apple spoiled the stock market's party on Friday. Stocks shot higher in the early morning, after the government reported that the U.S. added jobs in ...
Stocks open higher as jobs growth beats forecasts
Stock indexes are opening modestly higher on Wall Street after the government reported jobs growth that was better than economists were expecting.
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