Economy Aug 01 Wall Street takes worst tumble since May after employers slash hiring and new tariffs roll out By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Economy Nov 03 Labor marker remains resilient despite slower job growth last month Last month’s job growth, though down sharply from a robust 297,000 gain in September, was solid enough to suggest that many companies still want to hire and that the economy remains sturdy. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Economy Aug 29 WATCH: 2 economists on where the U.S. economy is headed now “The economy's in a really interesting position right now,” Furchtgott-Roth said. “We have never had such a gap between gross domestic investment and consumption spending.”… By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis, Jenna Cohen
Economy Aug 05 Watch 5:47 Hiring surged in July as U.S. economy exceeds expectations despite inflation, rate hikes The U.S. has now regained all the jobs it lost during the COVID pandemic, in spite of concerns about rising inflation and a possible recession. Employers added 528,000 jobs last month, more than double what economists predicted. Meanwhile, unemployment fell… By John Yang
Politics Apr 03 Biden trumpets economic gains, but struggles to get credit For President Biden, convincing Americans of the progress made in the economic recovery only serves as a salient reminder of how much further the country has to go. By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press
Dec 06 U.S. economy adds a robust 266,000 jobs in November By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The unemployment rate declined to 3.5% from 3.6% in October, matching a half-century low, the Labor Department reported Friday. And wages rose a solid 3.1% in November compared with a year earlier. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 6:25 How growth in manufacturing jobs drove January’s strong economic results The U.S. economy added 304,000 jobs in January, according to new economic survey data. Although the government shutdown pushed the unemployment rate higher, the payroll report shows that hiring was much stronger than expected. John Yang talks to Neil Irwin… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 10:00 Trump takes credit for the good economy. Here’s what economists say By Paul Solman Unemployment is down, the GDP is growing at over 3 percent, the stock market hits record highs nearly every day and President Trump says it's a function of his policies. Does he deserve the credit? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Lower August job creation keeps unemployment flat By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, August job growth was lower than expected, with 151,000 new positions created. As a result, the nation's unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent for the third consecutive month. Also, the government of Uzbekistan confirmed that… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: U.S. economy stays strong despite global slowdown By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, despite global economic slowdown, the U.S. economy added 242,000 jobs in February and kept unemployment steady at 4.9 percent, numbers President Obama said prove his detractors wrong. Also, Beijing announced that it will increase its… Continue watching