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Unemployment ticks up to 7.9%, 171,000 jobs added
Jeremy Hobson Nov 2, 2012
The government's October jobs report is out this morning and the Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the economy added 171,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent.
The economy keeps adding jobs -- slowly
Scott Tong Nov 2, 2012
The Labor Department releases its last employment report before the election today. The U.S. has added jobs for 24 consecutive months, but at a slow rate.
Challenger: Surge in October job cuts
Jeff Horwich Nov 1, 2012
The firm Challenger Gray and Christmas says planned job cuts at U.S. firms jumped 41 percent in October -- the highest level since May.
Gallup expects unemployment rate to decrease
Frank Newport Nov 2, 2012
Ahead of the government's jobs report tomorrow, Gallup is predicting a decrease in unemployment from the organization's independent polling.
For better or for worse: Jobs market remains steady
Jeff Horwich Nov 1, 2012
Initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped last week and productivity increased modestly. Does the data mean hiring is back on track?
Shorter unemployment lines encourage economists
Jeff Horwich Oct 25, 2012
Last week's initial claims for unemployment are out, and they seem to resume a positive jobs trend that had been interrupted by a couple of hiccups in recent weeks.
New technology for Fed's money-counting machines
Kai Ryssdal Oct 22, 2012
Now the Federal Reserve's money-counting machines can read bills worth $20 or less even if they're upside-down. They used to destroy bills that weren't stacked correctly.
Job market improving as jobless claims drop
Mitchell Hartman Oct 11, 2012
New weekly claims for unemployment fell last week to the lowest level in four and a half years. Combined with last week's employment report, the claims data provides evidence of a slowly improving job market.
A visual history of the U.S. workforce, 1970 to 2012
Matt Berger Oct 11, 2012
The number of employed Americans has nearly doubled over the past 30 years, but so has the number of people not in the workforce. Watch the U.S. employment picture change with our animated GIF.
Is technology to blame for chronic unemployment?
Robert Reich Oct 10, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says a steady march of technology leaves increasingly obsolete jobs in its wake.
