Sep 24 Trump administration expands overtime to 1 million workers By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Most Americans earning less than $35,308 a year will now be paid time and a half for any work over 40 hours a week. The rule is a scaled back version of an Obama-era proposal. Continue reading
Jan 04 312,000 jobs added in December offer dose of economic reassurance By Josh Boak, Associated Press It was an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government. Continue reading
Feb 15 Puzder withdraws nomination for labor secretary By News Desk and Associated Press Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants Inc., says "while I won't be serving in the administration, I fully support the President and his highly qualified team."… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: U.S. unemployment at a 9-year low By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the unemployment rate in November hit a nine-year low, dropping to 4.6 percent, as 178,000 new jobs were added and many people stopped looking for work. Also, House lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a nearly $619 billion… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Obama commutes prison sentences for 79 more By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama commuted the sentences of another 79 federal offenders, taking him over the 1,000 mark. The White House says that’s more than the past 11 chief executives combined. Also, a federal judge in Texas… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 8:59 What we know about Trump’s plan of action By PBS News Hour As the parading of possible cabinet members by President-elect Donald Trump continues, Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg Politics and Michael Schmidt of The New York Times speak with Judy Woodruff about what we know about Mr. Trump’s agenda, plus a new… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Unemployment rate drops below 5 percent By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added a net 161,000 jobs in October, dipping the unemployment rate a tenth of a percent to 4.9. Also, there are guilty verdicts in New Jersey Governor Chris… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Economists expect ‘messier’ jobs report for October after unimpressive September Economists expect 'messier' jobs report for October after unimpressive September… Continue watching