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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.
'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.
