Associated PressJanuary 21, 2021
7min310
The latest report underscores the faltering economy Joe Biden inherits.
Tag: labor department
Associated PressJanuary 21, 2021Associated PressJanuary 7, 2021
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Many businesses are still laying off workers 10 months into the pandemic.
Associated PressDecember 3, 2020
9min299
Most experts say the economy won’t be able to sustain a recovery until the virus is brought under control with an effective and widely used vaccine.
Associated PressApril 9, 2020
6min208
Five aspects of the bleakest U.S. job market in memory.
Ryan NicolJuly 12, 2019
5min551
Epstein secured a favorable deal in 2008 during Acosta's tenure as U.S. attorney.
Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2017
3min278
President Donald Trump took the first steps toward fulfilling his vow to dismantle Obamacare, and Tarpon Springs Republican Gus Bilirakis is thrilled. Trump signed an executive order Thursday that calls on his administration to develop policies to increase health care competition and choice with the intent of improving the quality of health care and lower prices. […]
Associated PressNovember 19, 2016
4min355
States that voted for Hillary Clinton in last week’s presidential election reported stronger job growth in the previous year than states that supported Donald Trump, according to data released by the Labor Department Friday. Large cities in states where voters were more likely to support Trump also lagged in job growth, a separate analysis by […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 18, 2016
1min179
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the disbursment of over $111 million in “America’s Promise” grants Friday, with over $4 million headed to Florida. Florida State College — Jacksonville will get $1.804 million; the Brevard Workforce Development Board will get $2.38 million. These awards stem from a competition held earlier in 2016, in which the White House […]
Associated PressJanuary 22, 2015
10min140
Ask Joshua Thevenin – who since last month has been a newspaper salesman, fireworks vendor and telemarketer – what he thinks about assertions the economy is roaring toward recovery and you’ll get a sigh and a shake of his head. “I don’t see it. If it is, I don’t know where,” he said. Lately, everyone […]
Daniel TilsonMarch 26, 20145min210
Have you ever had part of your weekly salary stolen? By an employer using unethical or outright illegal means? Over, and over, and over again? If your answers to the first two much less all three questions are “yes,” then you know how unfair and awful wage theft is. If you answered no, then imagine […]