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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.
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.
'Light at the end of the tunnel' for poor job market
Mitchell Hartman Nov 30, 2011
Paul Ashworth of Capital Economics explains why the nation's current employment measures, while not stellar, are positive signs for the future.
Illinois to vote on tax breaks for Sears, CME
Bob Moon Nov 29, 2011
Are tax credits beneficial to states or even necessary to keep companies from moving jobs elsewhere?
American Dream fails in Inland Empire
Mitchell Hartman Dec 2, 2011
California's Inland Empire was a magnet for cheap housing during the boom. Now, the bust has left many towns in this desert region with 15 percent unemployment and few prospects.
