Politics U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up. Avie Schneider
National U.S. Added 304,000 Jobs In January; Shutdown Boosts Unemployment To 4 Percent Job growth picked up for the 100th consecutive month even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed during the partial government shutdown. Wage growth held steady. Avie Schneider
Politics U.S. Adds Stronger-Than-Expected 312,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rises To 3.9 Percent The economy added 312,000 jobs in December — topping analysts' expectations of 180,000 jobs added. Unemployment climbed as more people felt confident enough to quit their jobs and look for new ones Avie Schneider
National U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.7 Percent, Lowest In Nearly 50 Years The jobless rate last month was the lowest since 1969, though the economy added a less-than-expected 134,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Wage growth slowed to a 2.8 percent rate. Avie Schneider
Today's Supreme Court decision: a 'license to break the law'? The Notorious RBG was likely wearing her dissent collar this morning, as she issued a scathing rebuttal to the majority decision in today's case. At... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
A Seattle ironworker fell eight floors and survived. Here’s why Around Seattle, you might think more workers are getting hurt given that construction is booming. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
New app offers relief to the pains of part-time work Kim Malcolm speaks with Bloomberg News Tech Reporter Dina Bass about a new Seattle-based app, Shyft. The app is designed to help part-time shift workers... Kim Malcolm Matt Martin
Seattle Cracks Down On Employers Over Minimum Wage Law About 150 workers in Seattle received settlement money in the past year because their employer broke the minimum wage law. Paige Browning
Refugees Get Friends In Powerful Places With Seattle Job Program Kim Malcolm talks with refugee Masar Altaie about her experience in Tatweer, a Seattle-based employment program run out of Jewish Family Service of... Hannah Burn Kim Malcolm
