Unemployment

The Labor Department's jobs report for February is expected to be decent: Signs are that the labor market continues to improve. Aren't the sequester's budget cuts going to have any effect?

The Dow is still in record territory in early trading this morning. The surge comes on the heels of strong jobs data from the Labor Department, which show applications for unemployment benefits have fallen to a five-year low.

The shoe making industry has changed, but for one young craftsman, the old ways are still best.

Atlanta's unemployment rate still tops the national percentage, but city residents hope the worst is finally behind them.

For one of the long-term unemployed, a very happy ending.

Boise burger-and-Idaho-fries entrepreneur expands his business as joblessness contracts.

Boise, Idaho, has a diverse economy -- potatoes, chips (the high-tech kind) and wine.

In its jobs report for the month of January, the Labor Department made major revisions to its numbers for the months of November and December, revealing even stronger job growth at the end of the year than previously thought.

A report out today revealed that 157,000 jobs were created in January, but the unemployment rate actually rose to 7.9 percent. Take the average of the two, and it looks like more of the same: slow, but steady, growth.

January unemployment numbers will help economists figure out which direction the economy is headed.