Mar 07 Further Thoughts on Friday’s Job Numbers By Elizabeth Shell February's 192,000 net new jobs breaks down into 222,000 jobs added in the private sector, 30,000 jobs dropped by government. This provides evidence for one side of the economic policy debate of the moment, you could even say "of… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Good News on Many Economic Fronts; Oil, Housing Still Threaten Recovery A new report shows U.S. employers added 192,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate fell to 8.9 percent. Jeffrey Brown discusses the numbers and recovery prospects with former Labor Department Chief Economist Lisa Lynch and Nariman Behravesh, chief economist… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Public Pension Problems: a Tale of Two Cities in Rhode Island Paul Solman reports on cities struggling to honor pensions to retired public workers. Continue watching
Mar 04 Rural Counties Are Losing Population and Aging, But Are They Really ‘Dying?’ As the 2010 Census results start to roll out, America is beginning its decennial demographic "who are we" discussion. Are we older than 10 years ago? Are we more diverse? And where are we going -- literally -- when… Continue reading
Mar 04 February Unemployment Numbers: Good, But Don’t Pop the Champagne By Paul Solman The unemployment numbers for February are in, and though economist Peter Morici advises, "Don't Break Out the Champagne Just Yet," the data are encouraging. There are two separate surveys, remember - of "establishments" (places that employ… Continue reading
Mar 04 February Unemployment Numbers: Good, But Don’t Pop the Champagne By Elizabeth Shell The unemployment numbers for February are in and though economist Peter Morici says " Don't Break Out the Champagne Just Yet," the data are encouraging. There are two separate surveys, remember - of "establishments" (places that employ folks) and "households"… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Paul Solman and Hari Sreenivasan Talk Unemployment Paul Solman and Hari Sreenivasan talk about this month's unemployment numbers. Continue watching
Mar 04 Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.9 Percent, Employers Add 192k Jobs Unemployment unexpectedly reached its lowest level since April 2009, dipping to 8.9 percent in February, according to new numbers released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers added 192,000 new jobs, a gain largely attributed to more… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch AFL-CIO’s Trumka: No American Should Face Choice Between Rights, Job Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 57 U.S. and international labor unions. Many AFL-CIO members would be affected by pending state-level legislation that would cut collective-bargaining rights for public employees. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch News Wrap: First-Time Claims for Unemployment Benefits Hit 3-Year Low In other news Thursday, first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest number in three years. Hiring in the service sector grew at the fastest rate since 2006. Also, a retired FBI agent who disappeared in Iran while working… Continue watching