Sep 08 More and More Job Openings Going Unfilled A number of viewers were struck by our story last Friday on the question over current U.S. unemployment: is it more nearly structural or cyclical in nature? That is, are we simply in a down cycle,… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Obama's Jobs Plan Expected to Carry $300 Billion Price Tag President Obama and his advisers put the final touches on his jobs plan Wednesday as details began to trickle out about what he's expected to announce Thursday evening in a prime-time address to Congress. Kwame Holman reports on the plan,… Continue watching
Sep 07 Why Alan Krueger Is An Interesting Fit for White House Photo of Alan Krueger by Ralph Alswang via flickr user Center for American Progress on April 30, 2010. Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he… Continue reading
Sep 07 Making Sense: Why Alan Krueger Is An Interesting Fit for the White House Photo of Alan Krueger by Ralph Alswang via flickr user Center for American Progress on April 30, 2010. Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he… Continue reading
Sep 07 Political Checklist: What Can Obama Accomplish in His Jobs Speech? EmbedVideo(1416, 482, 304); David Chalian and Gwen Ifill preview a big week in American politics: Wednesday night the Republican presidential candidates face off in another debate, which will be frontrunner Rick Perry's first. As Wednesday's Morning Line… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Interconnection of U.S., European Markets Adds to Investors' Fears Across Europe, markets finished Tuesday at their lowest close in more than two years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the growing eurozone debt woes with FusionIQ's Barry Ritholtz and Jacob Kirkegaard of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Continue watching
Sep 06 Romney's Jobs Road Map: Cut Taxes and Decrease Regulation Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney unveiled his jobs plan Tuesday -- a series of 59 ideas he claims will update America's economic plan and allow it move past high unemployment while shrinking government. Romney, speaking to a crowd… Continue reading
Sep 06 Is Unemployment Caused by a Skills Mismatch? EmbedVideo(1406, 514, 320); Editor's Note: Friday's story, "Can America's Jobless Fill American Jobs?" looked at the extent to which high unemployment is structural, and the extent to which it is cyclical. Zachary Karabell of economic research… Continue reading
Sep 06 Is Unemployment Caused by a Skills Mismatch? EmbedVideo(1406, 482, 304); Editor's Note: Friday's story, "Can America's Jobless Fill American Jobs?" looked at the extent to which high unemployment is structural, and the extent to which it is cyclical. Zachary Karabell of economic research… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Is Unemployment Caused by a Skills Mismatch? Two experts weigh in on whether unemployment is structural or cyclical. Continue watching