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Small business creating few jobs
Jeff Tyler Jul 20, 2012
Small businesses find it harder to get credit, so they create fewer jobs.
Finding new work difficult for older workers
John Dimsdale Jul 16, 2012
Finding a new job in this economy is hard for everyone, particularly for those above 55. It takes more effort, sacrifice and a little bit of creativity.
To my dissatisfied daughter
Laura Doyle Jul 13, 2012
A frustrated mother sends her teenager daughter a letter, explaining how she and her father are still trying to provide for the family while they are both unemployed.
Weekly unemployment dip due to auto industry
Diane Swonk Jul 12, 2012
This morning the Labor Department reported the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell by 26,000 last week to 350,000, the best number since March of 2008. Analysts point to the auto industry's seasonal production schedule as the source of the weekly dip.
Why more teens are finding summer jobs
Eve Troeh Jul 13, 2012
Employers are hiring more teens for summer jobs than in past years, possibly because older workers who were desperate for any work are finding better jobs themselves.
Tax cuts, candidate wealth: What matters to voters?
Frank Newport Jul 12, 2012
The Presidential race this week can be summed up in a few words: Outsourcing, wealth, taxes, and jobs. How are American voters responding the latest week's news?
'Hard Times' seen from post-war suburbia
Jeremy Hobson Jul 9, 2012
The new HBO documentary, "Hard Times: Lost on Long Island," takes a look at unemployment in the U.S. from the birthplace of post-war suburbia.
Finding a first job not easy for new nurses
Annie Baxter Jul 6, 2012
There's been talk of a nurse shortage for years, but why are many nursing grads still struggling to find a job?
Monthly jobs report: A history of revisions
Matt Berger Jul 9, 2012
On the first Friday of each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly jobs report. But don't pay too much attention to the number of jobs added or lost; it will be revised and revised again.
One solution to the nation's unemployment problem
Jeff Horwich Jul 6, 2012
So as this unemployment report continues to show stagnant growth, many politicians, experts, armchair economists are chiming in on the best way to solve the unemployment problem in the U.S. One idea being floated is inspired by Germany: working fewer hours.
