Economy Jul 28 Labor market still considered strong after weeks of mixed jobless benefit numbers By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Politics Aug 14 Trust in Trump sinks over COVID-19 as Biden support grows Days before the Democratic National Convention, this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with his widest lead yet over incumbent President Donald Trump. By Laura Santhanam
Economy Aug 12 U.S. budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year. That exceeds any on record, and it's expected to eventually reach levels more than double the nation's largest recorded annual deficit. By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Economy Apr 18 U.S. unemployment benefit claims drop to lowest level since ’69 The Labor Department says claims for jobless aid fell by 5,000 last week to 192,000, the lowest since September 1969. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Economy Apr 07 Senate votes to extend jobless benefits for long-term unemployed Updated | 6:21 p.m. EDT: WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the Senate voted, 59-38, to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed that expired late last year. Capping a three-month struggle, the approval sends the legislation to a hostile reception… By David Espo, Associated Press
Jun 25 Watch Future for Many Jobless in Question as GOP Blocks Unemployment Extension On Thursday, Republicans blocked a jobs bill that included an extension of unemployment benefits. Judy Woodruff talks to The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery about why Senate Republicans blocked the bill and what it means for the millions of unemployed. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Positive April Job Growth Tempered by Market Uncertainty in Europe Employers added 290,000 jobs last month, marking the biggest hiring increase in four years. Jeffrey Brown talks to two financial experts about the pace of the economic recovery and gets an update from Susie Gharib of PBS's Nightly Business Report… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Florida Struggles to Keep Up With Demands on Unemployment System In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, Paul Solman examines troubles for both those receiving and those paying for jobless benefits in Florida, where jobless rates are the sixth highest in the country. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Jobs Report Hints Economy Could Be Inching Toward Recovery A new economic report showed March had the largest increase in new jobs in three years, but the unemployment rate held steady. Judy Woodruff talks to two economists about what those numbers could mean for the U.S. economy and American… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch News Wrap: American Pleads Guilty in Mumbai Attacks In other news Thursday, a Chicago man pleaded guilty to helping plan the 2008 terror attacks in India, and the Pennsylvania woman known as 'Jihad Jane' was arraigned for allegedly plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Continue watching