Pages
Despite reports, odds still stacked against job seekers
Joel Patterson Dec 13, 2011
A recent report from the Department of Labor has job listings up sharply over two years prior, but with unemployment at 8.6 percent, job openings are not plentiful.
Unemployment rate falls in metro areas
Steve Chiotakis Dec 7, 2011
The unemployment rate in a number of cities fell in November, most notably in the Rust Belt.
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.
Will the slow job growth continue?
Mitchell Hartman Dec 2, 2011
Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institution says that there have been some positive signs in the job market, but the situation is precarious.
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.
