Feb 02 Dow falls 666 points, capping worst week on Wall Street in 2 years By Michael Rios Investors said the drop was partly due to fears of rising inflation, which could lead to an increase in interest rates in the coming months. Continue reading
Feb 02 9 takeaways from the January jobs report By Daniel Bush The economy added 200,000 jobs last month, according to new data released Friday. Continue reading
Jan 05 Did the economy improve in 2017? By Daniel Bush We asked three experts about the latest jobs numbers, what they say about the economy's performance last year and what's ahead for 2018. Continue reading
Dec 08 What November’s jobs report means for American workers By Erica R. Hendry The economy added 228,000 jobs last month. What else did November’s report tell us about workers and the economy? We ask experts for their take as we approach the end of 2017. Continue reading
Nov 03 6 takeaways from the October jobs report By Daniel Bush The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.1 percent. Continue reading
Oct 06 The unemployment rate and jobs total went down? What’s up? By Paul Solman The unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in September, while the economy lost 33,000 jobs, according to the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest jobs report. Continue reading
Sep 01 Jobs grade for August: a ‘mild disappointment’ By Paul Solman The economy added 156,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate remained largely unchanged at 4.4 percent. Continue reading
Aug 04 July jobs report closes the near decade-long jobs gap By Kristen Doerer Employers added 209,000 jobs in July, continuing a long trend of substantial job growth and pushing the unemployment rate down to 4.3 percent. Continue reading
Jul 07 What can you actually learn from the monthly unemployment number? By Paul Solman The U.S. unemployment rate crawled up to 4.4 percent in June. NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman looks at what that means for the economy. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Police unsure why attacker set deadly fire in Manila casino By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, police in the Philippines are trying to figure out what drove a lone attacker who set fire to a Manila casino, killing 36 people. The gunman was found dead elsewhere in the complex. Also, there's… Continue watching