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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.
Jobless rate below 8%, candidates vague about jobs in debate
Kai Ryssdal Oct 5, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: debating jobs. The new numbers and the presidential candidates' vague answers of what policies they'd use to boost employment.
The people behind September's job numbers
USC Annenberg School of Journalism Oct 5, 2012
Newly hired, unemployed and looking, discouraged and out of work: Meet five Los Angeles area residents who put faces on the September employment picture.
Good news, bad news: Obama and Romney advisers react to jobs report
Jeff Horwich Oct 5, 2012
September's unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent, the same place it was when President Obama took office. Presidential economic adviser Alan Krueger and Romney adviser Glenn Hubbard share their reactions to this morning's jobs report.
Unemployment falls to 7.8 percent, 114,000 jobs added
Jeremy Hobson Oct 5, 2012
The government's September jobs report is out this morning. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that unemployment has fallen to 7.8 percent with 114,000 jobs added last month.
7.8% unemployment rate is lowest since 2009
Mitchell Hartman Oct 5, 2012
U.S. employers added 114,000 jobs in September, according to the Labor Department's latest report. Economists say that it's a slightly positive indicator -- but not a particularly strong one. Many say that even more jobs needed to be created to keep the economy growing. The drop in the unemployment rate may reflect revisions to data out during the summer that may be stronger than originally thought.
Jobs numbers in the spotlight
Dan Gorenstein Oct 5, 2012
When it comes to all of the different indicators used to measure the country’s economic health, especially during the election year, the unemployment rate is the Big Man on Campus.
How home sales and job growth are related
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 26, 2012
We’re getting another pulse check on housing later this morning. The numbers on new home sales for August come out today, and they’re expected to be pretty good. How does an uptick in housing affect the job market? Turns out, they are pretty closely linked.
Weekly jobless claims fall slightly last week
Diane Swonk Sep 20, 2012
Last week claims for unemployment were down, but just a bit, by about 3,000.
Long-term unemployed face changing workplace
Krissy Clark Sep 12, 2012
Being out of work for a long time is tough. Going back to work after a long absence can be almost as challenging to catch up in today's fast-changing work environment.
