May 05 5 takeaways from April's jobs report By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in April, putting us on track to close the jobs gap within the year. Here are some other numbers that matter. Continue reading
Apr 07 The U.S. economy added a mere 98,000 jobs while the unemployment rate went down. How does that work? By Kristen Doerer The unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent in March, the lowest since the Great Recession. But the U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than expected. Continue reading
Mar 10 Steady jobs growth clears the way for interest rate hike By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.7 percent. Continue reading
Feb 03 With steady job creation in January, slow wage growth still puzzles By Kristen Doerer Wage growth "has been the unfinished work of this economic recovery,” said Mark Hamrick. “It helps to explain the remaining level of dissatisfaction among Americans with the economy.”… Continue reading
Jan 12 4 economists evaluate Obama's economic legacy By Kristen Doerer Economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down with four economists to discuss President Obama's economic legacy. Continue reading
Jan 06 Final jobs report under Obama shows slow, steady growth By Kristen Doerer That’s a wrap. December’s jobs report is the last for the Obama administration, and it ends on a high (if also predictable) note. Continue reading
Dec 02 Unemployment rate drops to 4.6 percent -- for the wrong reasons By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent. The unemployment rate may have gone down for the wrong reasons, but the economy continues to improve. Continue reading
Nov 04 An October treat for U.S. workers: real but modest wage rebound By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 161,000 jobs in October while the unemployment rate ticked down one-tenth of a percent to 4.9 percent. But the star of the report was wage growth. Continue reading
Sep 02 The economy is steadily improving, but wages aren't. Could unions be the answer? By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in August, but wages barely increased. Continue reading
Aug 05 July was another stellar month for jobs By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 255,000 jobs in July, building on the 292,000 jobs created in June, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9 percent. Continue reading