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Earning a degree of difficulty at Casino College
Kaitlin Parker Dec 23, 2011
Down and out, many students at Casino College still hope for a shot at the big time
Payroll tax cut could expire on Jan. 1
Bob Moon Dec 21, 2011
No deal in Congress would mean that the payroll tax would rise by 2 percent, and unemployment benefits would be drastically cut.
With no payroll tax deal, unemployment benefits also at risk
Mitchell Hartman Dec 21, 2011
If Congress fails to extend a payroll tax cut, federal jobless benefits will stop too.
Weekly jobless numbers hit three year low
Jeremy Hobson Dec 15, 2011
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims this week has fallen to the lowest point since May of 2008 -- and it isn't just holiday retail hiring causing the shift.
Mixed messages from the U.S. economy
Steve Chiotakis Dec 15, 2011
Weekly jobless numbers out this week show positive signs for the country's economy recovery, but mortage lending rates tell a different story.
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.
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.
Chris Low: November numbers 'nothing I've seen before'
Mitchell Hartman Dec 2, 2011
Job numbers out for November show that 275,000 people say they found jobs, but at the same time 315,000 people became so frustrated that they stopped looking for jobs.
