Jobs

While the overall unemployment rate in the country exceeds 8 percent, some graduates in the right fields face an almost certain change of a job.

Economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers discuss the idea behind work sharing, which would allow workers to get partial benefits when companies cut parts of their job.

The government released its closely-watched employment report for April. While the unemployment rate ticked down to 8.1 percent, only 115,000 new jobs were added to payrolls for the month, well below forecasts.

The latest trends in the labor market suggest you’re better off looking for job that produces a service, not a physical product.

Alan Krueger, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the latest jobs report and whether the numbers for April are mediocre.

Unemployment fell slightly last month, but the numbers don't tell the whole story. Not counted: the number of people who have given up looking for work.

Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day has evolved since it was first started — for daughters only — 20 years ago.

The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent while the jobs added was a bit lower than previous months. But what can we find when we scratch the surface of the April unemployment report?

Our New York bureau chief Heidi Moore tells us why we shouldn't be moved by the monthly jobs numbers.

A record level of unemployed workers are dealing with long-term unemployment — including one particular group.