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Labor economy
February 15, 2019
The Latest: Arlington says it's sticking to its Amazon plans
The Latest on the decision by Amazon to dump New York City as a location for a new headquarters (all times local): 3:20 p.m.
February 15, 2019
Illinois set to hike minimum wage to $15, highest in Midwest
Illinois legislators moved quickly Thursday to deliver one of new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's top campaign promises, a ...
February 14, 2019
The Latest: German minister says Airbus must find jobs
The Latest on Airbus' announcement that it will stop making the superjumbo A380 (all times local): 6:20 p.m.
February 14, 2019
US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at levels low enough to show that most ...
February 13, 2019
Correction: Minimum Wage-Illinois story
In a story Feb. 12 about a proposal to raise the Illinois minimum wage, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that the ...
February 12, 2019
Analysis: $15 minimum wage no windfall for Illinois workers
Nearly a quarter of workers in Illinois would see their pay almost double under a proposal nearing final approval in the ...
Jerome Powell
February 12, 2019
Fed Chairman Powell says prosperity not felt in all areas
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell traveled Tuesday to a historically black university in the Mississippi Delta to ...
February 12, 2019
US job openings jump to record high of 7.3 million
U.S. employers posted the most open jobs in December in the nearly two decades that records have been kept, evidence that the ...
February 08, 2019
Oil workers flee Venezuela's crisis for a better life
Nieves Ribullen, a Venezuelan oil worker sick of struggling to get by as his country falls apart, is betting it all on ...
February 07, 2019
Applications for US jobless aid fell to low level of 234,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, a sign that layoffs are rare and the job ...
February 07, 2019
Jobless youth march to protest Indian 'unemployment crisis'
Hundreds of jobless young people marched Thursday through the streets of the Indian capital demanding Prime Minister Narendra ...
February 06, 2019
Text of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address
Text of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, as delivered and provided by CQ: ___ Madam Speaker, Mr.
February 06, 2019
Correction: Government Shutdown-Second Jobs story
In a story Jan. 16 about government workers taking on odd jobs during the government shutdown, The Associated Press ...
February 04, 2019
New Jersey becomes 4th state to approve $15 hourly wage
New Jersey became the latest state on Monday to boost its hourly minimum wage to $15 after Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed ...
February 02, 2019
GM plant closings will hit parts suppliers far and wide
The sting from a major restructuring at General Motors and its planned closings of five North American factories in the ...
February 01, 2019
A robust job gain in January shows US economy's durability
U.S. employers shrugged off last month's partial shutdown of the government and engaged in a burst of hiring in January, ...
February 01, 2019
A robust US job market likely defied shutdown during January
U.S. employers likely kept adding jobs at a healthy pace in January even in the face of threats ranging from weakening global ...
February 01, 2019
World stocks edge down ahead of US jobs report
World markets edged lower on Friday ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report and after the U.S.-China trade talks yielded few ...
January 31, 2019
Claims for US jobless benefits bounce up 53,000 to 253,000
The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks hit the highest mark since September 2017, but they're still low ...
Donald Trump, Scott Walker, Terry Gou
January 30, 2019
Foxconn factory jobs touted by Trump will not come to pass
Electronics giant Foxconn reversed course and announced Wednesday that the huge Wisconsin plant that was supposed to bring ...
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