As the jobs market stumbles, organizations from the U.S. Chamber of Congress to the White House are suggesting ideas to get Americans working again. But which idea has the best chance of working?
Experts disagree whether free trade agreements with countries like South Korea and Colombia will improve our economy stateside. The plans have been drafted but have yet to reach Congress.
Mac's Seafood in Wellfleet, Mass., has been serving up eats to hungry beach-goers since 1995. We stopped by to talk to one of the servers, who explains why Mac's is no ordinary "clam shack."
One bright spot in the U.S. economy is Silicon Valley, where companies have expanded during the recession. Reporter Steve Henn discusses why that hasn't translated into more jobs.
In a recent interview, the new head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said that she thinks governments need to spend if they hope to get out of the dire economic situation.
The online daily deal industry is booming. And consumers just can't get enough — even when those deals end up not being used. So why do we keep buying?
Tess Vigeland drops by a job fair in South Los Angeles to listen to the struggles and hopes of job seekers — many who have been unemployed for over a year.
Gene Sperling, director of the White House National Economic Council, discusses news in the August jobs report that is cause for optimism and what President Obama will say in his upcoming speech on jobs.
The U.S. added no new jobs in August and the unemployment rate didn't change. CBS/MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger discusses what President Obama can do to create some spark.
