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Unemployment rate drops to 8.6% in November
Jill Schlesinger Dec 2, 2011
The unemployment rate hits its lowest level in two and a half years, but not all the numbers are so rosy.
Chris Low: November numbers 'nothing I've seen before'
Mitchell Hartman Dec 2, 2011
Job numbers out for November show that 275,000 people say they found jobs, but at the same time 315,000 people became so frustrated that they stopped looking for jobs.
PODCAST: The 8.6%
Mary Dooe Dec 2, 2011
The big monthly jobs numbers come out today. Dan Gorenstein finishes his two part series on unemployment, speaking with employment officials about what citizens can do. As the European debt crisis continues, it could start affecting U.S. exports. The Green Bay Packers are publicly owned, but those shares are really more about sentiment than actual value. And new car share programs in Germany are aimed at younger drivers.
White House economist Alan Krueger on latest jobs report
Steve Chiotakis Dec 2, 2011
America's unemployment rate for the month of November fell to 8.6 percent. We have reaction from a leading White House economist.
November unemployment: Why the big drop?
Jill Schlesinger Dec 2, 2011
The new jobs-added numbers were good, but they don't explain the big drop in the unemployment rate.
Jobless rate falls to lowest level since 2009
Stacey Vanek Smith Dec 2, 2011
The U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs in November. But the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent because many more people dropped out of the workforce.
A tale of two economies
David Brancaccio Feb 21, 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the U.S. created 120,000 new jobs in the month of November, while the national unemployment rate fell to a surprising 8.6 percent.
This week: American Airlines restructuring, job numbers
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 5, 2011
We talk with Washington reporter Nancy Marshall-Genzer about the top stories from this week.
Borrowing Europe's debt troubles
Bob Moon Dec 2, 2011
Is the U.S. borrowing trouble with the Federal Reserve's offer to swap dollars for shaky euros?
Throwing money at the problem
David Brancaccio Nov 30, 2011
Six central banks, led by the U.S. Federal Reserve, have announced a plan to inject dollars into the life support system keeping European banks alive. The move was meant to restore confidence in the global financial system.
