Nation Feb 04 Sweeping layoffs at The Washington Post will do 'enormous damage,' former editor says By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins
Economy Jan 15 Fewer-than-expected number of Americans filed jobless claims last week, as layoffs remain low U.S. filings for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 10 fell by 9,000 to 198,000, down from 207,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The figure was significantly less than the 215,000 that analysts polled by the… By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Economy Dec 31 U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000 last week with layoffs historically low Unemployment benefit filings are often distorted during holiday-shortened weeks since the shorter week can cause some who have lost jobs to delay filing claims. By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Economy Dec 09 U.S. job openings stayed level at just below 7.7 million in October The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) also showed that the layoffs rose and number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in the labor market — fell in October. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Economy Nov 26 Weekly unemployment filings drop in a sign that layoffs continue to stay low The number of people seeking unemployment benefits is seen as a proxy for layoffs and is close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Oct 28 Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown By Janie Har, Associated Press A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions were likely to prevail on their claims that the cuts were arbitrary and politically motivated. Continue reading
Oct 24 Target is eliminating 1,800 corporate jobs as it looks to reclaim its lost luster By Lisa Leff, Associated Press Target, which has about 1,980 U.S. stores, lost ground to Walmart and Amazon in recent years as inflation caused shoppers to curtail their discretionary spending. Continue reading
Oct 15 Federal workforce shutdown cuts will 'probably' exceed 10,000, Vought says By Associated Press Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said in an interview Wednesday on “The Charlie Kirk Show” that many more workforce cuts, known was RIFS or reductions-in-force plans, are planned as long as the shutdown continues. Continue reading
Oct 02 Interactive: How the government shutdown affects different agencies By Associated Press President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: With government shuttered, Leavitt says Trump's layoffs likely 'in the thousands' By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press “If they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday of Democrats. Continue reading