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Will jobs numbers follow GDP to show slower economy?
Mitchell Hartman Feb 1, 2013
January unemployment numbers will help economists figure out which direction the economy is headed.
January layoffs down 24 percent from 2011
Mark Garrison Jan 31, 2013
According to a new report, January layoffs were up 24 percent from December but down 24 percent from the previous year, which could indicate relatively low unemployment rates for the month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the latest unemployment numbers on Friday.
How Americans think about the economy and their lives
Frank Newport Jan 31, 2013
When asked about how the economy directly impacts their lives, most Americans give the obvious answers -- and a couple of surprises too.
GDP drops 0.1 percent but other economic indicators continue to rise
Mark Garrison Jan 30, 2013
A Commerce Department report out today shows that GDP fell 0.1 percent last quarter, but consumer spending, business investment and employment continue to rise.
Another Fed meeting... Why bother?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jan 30, 2013
With interest rates locked near zero until 6.5 percent unemployment, what's the point of meeting until then?
Reporting from Miami: An economic roundtable with Jeremy Hobson
Jeremy Hobson Jan 24, 2013
Reporting from WLRN's studio in Miami, Marketplace host Jeremy Hobson holds a roundtable discussion about the economic issues affecting Miami.
Mayor Tomás Regalado, Miami, and the American Dream
Jeremy Hobson Jan 22, 2013
He came here as a boy from Cuba, worked hard, became a local reporter, and, today, he's the mayor of one of the largest cities in the country. Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado talks about his city and his American Dream.
Fed transcripts from 2007 show divided board
Dan Bobkoff Jan 21, 2013
Newly released transcripts from 2007 show Federal Reserve officials were slow to act as the economy slid into recession.
U.S. trade deficit surges
Jeff Horwich Jan 11, 2013
New data for the month of November show the U.S. trade deficit has hit its widest point in seven months -- but could that be a good thing?
Pawn shops experience boom in hard times
Jeff Tyler Jan 10, 2013
The Great Recession has seen a sharp rise in the number of pawn shops in the U.S. There's also been a change of image as better-off people increasingly turn to the institutions to pawn luxury items.
