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

The sequester will mean cuts to the unemployment checks people depend on to pay bills.

When state unemployment benefits run out, federal long-term unemployment payments kick in. But sequester budget cuts could reduce those payments, putting the squeeze on those who can least afford it.

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.