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How home sales and job growth are related
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 26, 2012
We’re getting another pulse check on housing later this morning. The numbers on new home sales for August come out today, and they’re expected to be pretty good. How does an uptick in housing affect the job market? Turns out, they are pretty closely linked.
Weekly jobless claims fall slightly last week
Diane Swonk Sep 20, 2012
Last week claims for unemployment were down, but just a bit, by about 3,000.
Long-term unemployed face changing workplace
Krissy Clark Sep 12, 2012
Being out of work for a long time is tough. Going back to work after a long absence can be almost as challenging to catch up in today's fast-changing work environment.
Obama adviser Alan Krueger on the August jobs report
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 7, 2012
The chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers talks about the president's plans for the future.
U.S. adds 96,000 jobs in August, unemployment drops to 8.1%
Mitchell Hartman Sep 7, 2012
The August jobs numbers come below expectations, though the unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent.
Weekly unemployment applications tick up slightly
Stacey Vanek Smith Aug 23, 2012
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to 372,000. That's 4,000 more than the previous week.
Job openings at highest level in four years
Jeremy Hobson Aug 8, 2012
Job openings jumped to a four-year high in June: 3.7 million. Seems strange, considering we learned less than a week ago that the country has an 8.3 percent unemployment rate right now.
Unemployment workers face layoffs
Kai Ryssdal Aug 7, 2012
As more people find work where there are jobs to be found, fewer workers are needed in state unemployment offices.
Obama adviser Alan Krueger on July's jobs report
Jeremy Hobson Aug 3, 2012
Alan Krueger, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, discusses what President Obama can do to create more jobs.
