Tag: jobs
US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has weakened
With confirmed viral cases still elevated in much of the nation and businesses under continued pressure, many employers appear reluctant or unable to hire.
4 years ago
Biden calls Trump ‘completely oblivious’ in touting jobs report
Biden says any president who doesn’t take responsibility for massive job losses deserves no credit when a fraction of those jobs return.
4 years ago
Amid trade uncertainty, Pennsylvania sheds manufacturing jobs
The head of Pennsylvania’s Manufacturer’s Association said he supports the president’s trade tactics.
5 years ago
No severance pay or benefits for PES refinery workers; next round of layoffs Friday
Friday will be the last day for union workers at the fire-damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, except for 83 who will stay on.
5 years ago
Lawsuit claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to give workers ample warning of layoffs
A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of workers recently laid off from their jobs at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia.
5 years ago
How Philly’s economy will treat refinery, hospital workers facing layoffs
Workers facing layoffs at Hahnemann and Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery will walk into radically different job markets.
5 years ago
It’s not enough to talk about ‘career pathways’
The minimum wage has been the same since 2009. Gov. Tom Wolf and his fellow Democrats want to more than double it. Though it looks like they are willing to settle for less.
5 years ago
Pa. job report shows regional range in unemployment
Pa.’s unemployment rate has been on the decline over the last year but the picture is different when looking at individual areas across the state.
5 years ago
Unemployment is down in Philly. Is job hunting here any easier?
Hundreds headed to the 13th Annual Neighborhood Job Fair in North Philadelphia, billed as the city’s largest community job fair, looking for work.
5 years ago
Pa. unemployment hits lowest level since 1976
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has sunk to its lowest-ever recorded level.
5 years ago
Philadelphia launches website aimed at attracting new teachers — and keeping them
Potential teachers who want to work in the City of Brotherly Love will no longer have to go from one school website to the next to look for job postings.
5 years ago
Listen 1:03"If we're going to talk about poverty, we have to address racial disparities."
6 years ago
Rutgers poll: Most see improved economy, but say rich benefit at workers expense
Of those surveyed, 57 percent consider the federal government’s handling of the job situation fair or poor.
6 years ago
Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds
The jobs data show an economy that is as fractured as the political landscape ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
6 years ago
Inaugural ‘Women in Business Summit’ focuses on construction, transportation in Pa.
The initiative helps women- and minority-led firms get contracts with PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, state airports, transit authorities, and other agencies.
6 years ago