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Nov 11

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Job-Seeking Vets Confront Stigma of ‘Falling Behind’ While Deployed

More than 12 percent of the roughly 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were jobless last month, compared to 9 percent of the total population. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman looks at…

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Nov 11

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Obama Urges U.S. Employers to Hire Veterans

President Obama declared that the "tide of war is receding" at a ceremony honoring the nation's veterans on Friday, as the military prepares to leave Iraq and begin winding down combat operations in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff reports.

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Nov 04

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Stubbornly High Jobless Rate Offers Little Hope to Unemployed

The U.S. jobs report for October brought news of slow improvement for the American economy, but also continued worries that the stubbornly high unemployment rate isn't changing fast enough. Jeffrey Brown discusses the report with Catherine Rampell of The New…

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Mar 04

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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…

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Mar 04

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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"…

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Dec 15

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Obama Appeals to CEOs to Jumpstart Hiring

President Obama invited top business executives to a White House meeting to elicit ideas for job growth and increase hiring. Gwen Ifill gets insight into the meeting with two of the executives in attendance.

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Dec 01

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Chicago High School Prepares Students for Real-World Manufacturing Jobs

With unemployment holding steady above 9 percent, the jobs market looks bleak. But there is one industry that has added jobs: manufacturing. Ash-har Quraishi of Chicago News Cooperative reports on one public school that's retooling to help its graduates take…

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Sep 03

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Stress, Burnout Taking Toll on Many Still in U.S. Workforce

As part of his ongoing series of reports on Making Sense of financial news, Paul Solman's reports how economic woes aren't just hard on the unemployed. As the recession drags on, many of those who are employed say they're overworked…

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Sep 03

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Jobs Report for August Gives Mixed Reading for U.S. Economy

The August jobs report released Friday showed that the private sector added 67,000 jobs but jobless numbers still remain grim with the U.S. unemployment rate rising slightly to 9.6 percent. All the while, President Obama urges the public to be…

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Aug 06

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Charlotte Looks to Remake Banking Economy

As a part of NewsHour Connect, which showcases some of the best public broadcasting reporting from around the country, Rob Holliday of UNC-TV brings some good news on the jobs front in North Carolina.

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