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The Employment Situation in February
Posted by on March 8, 2013 at 10:31 AM EDTToday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that private sector businesses added 246,000 jobs in February. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for three straight years, and a total of 6.35 million jobs have been added over that period.
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White House engages NACo’s Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC)
Posted by on March 8, 2013 at 10:23 AM EDTJay Williams shares his discussion on economic growth with the National Association of Counties.
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Businesses Need Common Sense Immigration Reform to Keep Growing, Creating American Jobs
Posted by on March 7, 2013 at 12:45 PM EDTPresident Obama's commonsense plan for immigration reform will help businesses attract and retain a skilled workforce, including foreign graduate students come to the U.S. and study areas like science, technology, engineering and mathematics and entrepreneurs who want to build their businesses in the U.S. and hire Americans to work in them.
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Chairman Alan Krueger Discusses “The Economic Case for a Balanced Approach to Fiscal Policy” at the 2013 NABE Economic Policy Conference
Posted by on March 5, 2013 at 12:45 PM EDTA balanced approach to deficit reduction is good economic policy, justified by considerations of both efficiency and fairness. Deficit reduction that balances spending cuts, entitlement reform and loophole closing is also in the interest of the macroeconomy and economic growth.
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So, How Do I Submit A Complaint?
Posted by on March 5, 2013 at 12:03 PM EDTAs part of National Consumer Protection Week, the CFPB lays out the steps to submitting a credit card complaint.
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U.S. Department of Labor Celebrates 100 Years of Helping American Workers
Posted by on March 4, 2013 at 4:01 PM EDTThe Department of Labor celebrates its centennial anniversary and looks forward to continuing its important work on behalf on America's workers.
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President Obama Holds First Cabinet Meeting of Second Term
Posted by on March 4, 2013 at 3:31 PM EDTThe President welcomed new Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and new Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to his Cabinet.
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President Obama Announces Three Nominees to Help Tackle "Our Most Important Challenges"
Posted by on March 4, 2013 at 2:26 PM EDTPresident Obama announces his nominees for director of the Office of Management and Budget, Secretary of Energy and administrator of the EPA.
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Weekly Address: Congress Must Compromise to Stop the Impact of the Sequester
Posted by on March 2, 2013 at 6:39 AM EDTBecause Republicans in Congress refused to compromise to close tax loopholes for the wealthiest Americans, hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose their jobs or see their paycheck reduced, and middle class families will be hurt.
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Weekly Wrap Up: “We’ve Got More Work to Do”
Posted by on March 1, 2013 at 6:04 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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