By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/nyts-leonhardt-unemployment-figures-worse-than-expected Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter NYT’s Leonhardt: Unemployment Figures ‘Worse Than Expected’ Economy Jan 8, 2010 1:52 PM EDT After news today that the U.S. unemployment rate held steady around 10 percent in December, we spoke with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt of the Economix blog for more context on the numbers: A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. @hari
After news today that the U.S. unemployment rate held steady around 10 percent in December, we spoke with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt of the Economix blog for more context on the numbers: A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now