Mar 10 Obama economists: Economic outlook could be rosier if Congress passes budget By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's top economists say the nation is on track to make economic progress over the next two years, but say it would do even better if Congress would enact the additional spending he proposed in his… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch News Wrap: U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs despite February’s harsh winter weather By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 07 Jobs report: economy adds 175,000 jobs By News Desk BREAKING: US employers shake off wintry weather, add 175K jobs; unemployment rises to 6.7 percent. — The Associated Press (@AP) March 7, 2014 We’ll have more on today’s job report later today on… Continue reading
Feb 22 Long-term unemployed describe lack of mobility, depression in personal stories By Elisabeth Ponsot As part of PBS NewsHour's coverage of the long-term jobless, we gathered personal stories from Americans who have lost their emergency unemployment benefits since the turn of the new year. NewsHour received hundreds of submissions from people age 23 to… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch As benefits expire, long-term unemployed make do with less By PBS News Hour On Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their unemployment insurance when an emergency federal unemployment insurance program expired. Critics of extended unemployment benefits say the benefits raise jobless numbers by allowing people to stay unemployed longer instead of taking an… Continue watching
Feb 19 Democrats divided on trade negotiations as 2014 elections approach By Tom Raum, Associated Press The Obama administration wants to fast-track trade negotiations that would create the largest free-trade zone in the world. But some Democrat leaders in Congress are working against him, as the politics of approaching midterm elections intrudes on Obama's plans to… Continue reading
Feb 16 What’s your story of long-term unemployment? By Elisabeth Ponsot When the federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program expired on Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their long-term unemployment insurance -- a number that continues to rise as people across the country exhaust regular state benefits. Continue reading
Feb 09 Signs of economic improvement materialize in Pakistan By Kayla Ruble Pakistan's economy is showing signs of improvement, with growth rates expected to hit 3.1 percent in the 2013-4 fiscal year. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Shields and Brooks on economic ‘sludge,’ immigration reform standstill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch News Wrap: California to cut off state-supplied water due to drought By PBS News Hour Continue watching