The White House is focused on getting Americans back to work, and Congress have its own plan. Steve Chiotakis gets a breakdown and some Capitol Hill perspective from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
Jobs creation and infrastructure will be two pivotal topics of President Obama's speech later today, but the White House is trying to tamp down expectations for a silver-bullet solution. Ashley Milne-Tyte offers this preview.
How do you cope when part of your job is telling other people they've lost theirs? Dozens of human resource workers are turning to a Minnesota company that allows them to commiserate. Sean Cole reports.
November's unemployment figures overall were positive, with the jobless rate dropping two percentage points to 10%. However, the number of people who have been looking for work for more than six months is increasing. Mitchell Hartman reports.
The unemployment rate is still high at 10%, but job losses plunged in November. Economist Harm Bandholz talks about what the latest numbers mean with Bill Radke.
Which country faces the highest unemployment rate among its population that is below 25 years of age? Stephan Richter of TheGlobalist.com quizzes Steve Chiotakis.
The Labor Department's reading on November unemployment will soon be released. Economists say job losses probably slowed last month. Amy Scott reports.
As President Obama convened his "jobs summit" with business and labor leaders there was plenty of news about the conundrum he's facing — a decline in the service sector and retail sales. So Bob Moon asked economic experts how we might jump-start the economy.
President Obama kicks off a summit in Washington to share ideas for tackling unemployment. New York bureau chief Amy Scott talks the details with Steve Chiotakis.
The numbers out from ADP Employer Services aren't promising for the private jobs sector. Bill Radke talks to David Wyss, chief economist at S&P Research.
