Comeback: Why the US Sits at the Brink of a New Boom

Getting hiring isn’t about looking for a job, says headhunter Nick Corcodilos. Taking the time to find an industry or service you’re passionate about, and then making personal inroads, is much more effective.

Paul Solman draws on his recent conversation with Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, to respond to Larry Kotlikoff's dire warnings about Social Security's large infinite fiscal shortfall.

The government's 75-year projected fiscal gap hides the much larger hole in Social Security's funding for today's children, argues Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff.

Sixty-two isn't too old to be a paramedic, at least according to Joel Peters. Peters should know. He has worked twelve-hour shifts in a hospital emergency room in Taos, N.M., for eight years. Peters and his wife Jackie are able to meet their financial needs as long as he continues to work. After that, things are less certain.

The Common Core curriculum standards are intended to offer comparable preparation to all students, regardless of their college or career plans. But is that really beneficial to their success in the workforce, asks economist Robert Lerman?

After 12 years working for the federal government, Charles Smith III took an early retirement. Two years later, at 63, he's back working part-time as a produce clerk for $10 an hour to support his daughter in college. Smith is part of a growing trend: folks heading back to the workforce after they retire.

California dairy farmers are producing milk at higher rates. Meanwhile, milk and cheese are more in demand in countries such as China. The latest "Food for 9 Billion" report examines why the relationship between California's farmers and China's demands is not necessarily a match made in heaven.

Retirement isn't what it used to be. Seniors are increasingly turning to encore careers to benefit their financial, physical and mental health. Retired economics professor Mary Huff Stevenson recounts how she's enjoying a second career as a Zumba instructor.

More people are working well past traditional retirement age. Is retirement as we know it a thing of the past? How long are we likely to work?

Americans who work past traditional retirement age are extending their productive lives. They're also paying taxes longer, which may have big implications for the country's finances. As part of his Making Sen$e series, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.