How much money people get in their unemployment checks — and even whether they're eligible for jobless benefits — depends a lot on where they live. Mitchell Hartman reports.
The U.S. isn't the only country reeling from grim unemployment numbers. Workers in the 16 countries that use the euro are also feeling the effects of the global recession. Stephen Beard reports.
Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at PNC Wealth Management, talks with Steve Chiotakis about whether there is any silver lining in the latest unemployment numbers, and when results from the stimulus package might kick in to help.
Hugh Johnson, chief economist at Johnson Illington Advisors, talks with Bob Moon about whether the unemployment numbers are less worse than they have been in the past, and if they're surprising.
Last winter's $700 billion stimulus package was supposed to help generate jobs, but so far it's done a lackluster job. John Dimsdale reports on what happened.
The Web site "Mechanical Turk" is billed as a marketplace where employers and workers can find each other. It's a good deal for employers, but is it a decent way to make a living? Joel Rose reports.
Many British lawmakers hold down one, two or even three jobs alongside their full-time gigs as MPs. But now they will have to disclose how much time they spend and how much money they make at their other jobs. Stephen Beard reports.
You might think Baby Boomers and people in Generation Y don't have much in common. But economist Sylvia Hewlett says they have similar goals, working styles, likes and dislikes. She talks with host Tess Vigeland.
