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The Job Boom...for Baby Boomers
Karl Baker Feb 3, 2012
The jobs market is showing signs of life - but these positive prospects are being enjoyed by maybe the last group you would expect: baby boomers.
Three-year low in unemployment
Tess Vigeland Feb 3, 2012
The latest job numbers exceeded economists' expectations, but before you get too excited about a recovery, an economist breaks down the numbers for us.
For Egypt’s young people, jobs are few
Stephen Beard Feb 3, 2012
One year after the Egyptian revolution, the country's youth have free speech -- but still face massive unemployment levels.
You can get your dream job in this economy
Ramit Sethi Feb 3, 2012
Many college grads feel betrayed when they can't find a job commensurate with their education. But Ramit Sethi of "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" says that it is possible to get your dream job -- if you're willing to work for it.
January jobs numbers often unusual
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 3, 2012
Today's monthly unemployment report from the government might be a little out of the ordinary, as January usually is for employment.
Unemployment drops to 8.3% in January
Adriene Hill Feb 3, 2012
The first jobs report of 2012 shows a bright sign for the U.S. economy, with 243,000 jobs added in the first month of the year.
Higher stakes for January unemployment report
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 3, 2012
The unemployment number in the U.S. has dropped from 8.5 percent in December to 8.3 percent in January.
Labor Department reports January job numbers
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 3, 2012
The unemployment rate dropped in January, and December and November jobs were revised upward.
Alan Krueger on the January jobs numbers
Adriene Hill Feb 3, 2012
The Labor Department reported the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.3 percent. The White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Alan Krueger on what that means for the future of the American workforce.
PODCAST: Tiger bread and chicken wings
Mary Dooe Feb 3, 2012
Nevada led the nation in the number of home foreclosures last year, a fact that could help steer the caucus there tomorrow. States have until Monday to decide if they want to join a national settlement with banks over abusive mortgage practices. In the U.K., restaurants and bars have declared war on the straw. And we dig into the January unemployment numbers from the government.
