The Biden administration has been shaken by an unexpectedly (to it) terrible April jobs report featuring 6.1 percent unemployment and only 266,000 new jobs last month. Those worried about the ...

Helping people rebuild after a devastating hurricane shouldn’t be a criminal offense. But thanks to onerous occupational licensing schemes, it can be. Terence Duque owns a roofing business in Texas, ...

A report published early this month found that easing licensing requirements for physicians increases patient access to healthcare, especially among older people, and reduces cost barriers to ...

Noah J. Trudeau writes that universal licensing recognition makes an occupational license more portable, like a driver’s license. This could apply to barbers, dieticians, cosmetologists and others.

One-in-five Americans need to get a government license in order to do their jobs. While supporters often claim licensing is important for health and safety or critical to ensuring high-quality ...

Kentucky licenses 177 occupations, ranking fourth most restrictive nationally. Excessive licensing reduces employment up to 27% and constrains workforce growth. Reforms: drop low-risk licenses and ...

In Illinois, nearly 1 in 4 workers requires an occupational license to perform more than 100 different professions. That includes barbers, hair braiders, interior ...

After the controversial firing of Erika McEntarfer, who served as commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the release of the August jobs report was hotly anticipated. With that data now in ...