Sep 05 Noisy data aside, the big question from August's jobs report is who's dropping out of the workforce? By Simone Pathe The economy added a fewer than expected 142,000 jobs last month -- the lowest monthly gain of the year. But the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.1 percent, which is good news, right? Maybe not. That all depends on who's… Continue reading
Aug 01 Another 200K jobs for 'The Little Engine That Could' By Simone Pathe July marks the sixth straight month of job gains exceeding 200,000 -- a growth record not seen since 1997. But there's still not enough turnover in the labor market, the Brookings Institution's Justin Wolfers and MIT's Peter Diamond say, to… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Low-wage jobs drive gains in U.S. employment By PBS News Hour American employment now exceeds pre-recession levels, but most of the jobs created have lower wages. That's according to May’s government labor data, which shows that despite gains of 200,000 jobs, the unemployment rate hasn't budged. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force, foreign policy fights By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a mixed-bag jobs report boasting the lowest unemployment rate in five years, upcoming midterm primaries and critiques for President Obama’s… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Good news in jobs report bolstered by shrinking workforce By PBS News Hour The jobs report released Friday finds that employers added 288,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent. However, the dip in unemployment was driven by a sharp decline — more than 800,000 — in the number… Continue watching
Mar 07 Jobs report: economy adds 175,000 jobs By News Desk BREAKING: US employers shake off wintry weather, add 175K jobs; unemployment rises to 6.7 percent. — The Associated Press (@AP) March 7, 2014 We'll have more on today's job report later today on… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Friday, February 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we examine the January jobs report, which fell short of expectations, and Paul Solman deciphers the numbers. Also: A leaked phone call on Ukraine generates outrage toward U.S., ceasefire in Syria paves way for small-scale evacuation… Continue watching
Feb 07 Jobs report shows slow growth, lowest unemployment since 2008 By Cindy Huang The US economy added 113,000 jobs in January, 2014. [/caption]The jobs report for January was weaker than expected for the second month in a row, but also boasts the lowest unemployment rate since October 2008. The US economy added 113,000… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Rosier-than-expected jobs report doesn't improve outlook for long-term jobless Rosier-than-expected jobs report doesn't improve outlook for long-term jobless… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch June Jobs Report Exceeds Expectations by Adding 195,000 Jobs The Labor Department reported the U.S. economy added 195,000 jobs in June, well above forecasts and the national unemployment rate held steady at 7.6 percent. To learn what this means for the economic recovery, Jeffrey Brown talks with Catherine Mann… Continue watching