Many job openings, fewer hires
David Weinberg May 7, 2013
New numbers on job openings in the U.S. are out. And there's a bit of a mystery: Why are there so many job openings and so few hires?
A visual history of the U.S. workforce, 1970 to 2012
Matt Berger Oct 11, 2012
The number of employed Americans has nearly doubled over the past 30 years, but so has the number of people not in the workforce. Watch the U.S. employment picture change with our animated GIF.
Future Jobs 2020: The lowest-paid careers in the U.S.
Ryan Faughnder Aug 20, 2012
Waiters, bartenders and other service industry careers top the list for lowest paid, but the work is fairly easy to get if you need it.
Monthly jobs report: A history of revisions
Matt Berger Jul 9, 2012
On the first Friday of each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly jobs report. But don't pay too much attention to the number of jobs added or lost; it will be revised and revised again.
Jobs returning, slowly
David Brancaccio Feb 3, 2012
January unemployment was down from 8.5 to 8.3 percent. That's good news, but there's still work ahead, says economist Randall Wray.
Employment report: The Christmas bump
Joel Patterson Jan 6, 2012
Temporary holiday hires might be padding December’s big jobs numbers.
U.S. Employment Picture at a Glance
Matt Berger Sep 21, 2011
CORRECTED 3/4/2011: This illustration has been updated to display the correct number of employed Americans who work part-time (shown in light gre...
