Aug 05 Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds By Josh Boak, Associated Press The United States is on pace to add about 2.6 million jobs this year under President Donald Trump's watch. Yet the bulk of the hiring has occurred in bastions of Democratic voters. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Jobs report shows hiring slowed in July In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department says employers added 157,000 jobs in July, fewer than expected, while overall unemployment dipped to 3.9 percent. Also, Beijing announced says its ready to impose levies on another $60 billion of imported… Continue watching
Jul 06 5 important takeaways from the June jobs report By Erica R. Hendry The U.S. economy surpassed expectations in June, adding more jobs than expected even as the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4 percent. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 7:52 Self-awareness is key to self-sufficiency at this job training program By John Yang For workers trying to break the generational cycle of poverty, keeping a job can be as important as getting the job in the first place. As part of our series Chasing the Dream, John Yang reports on a program called… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 10:16 Did the State of the Union help or hurt Trump’s immigration plan? By PBS News Hour What does President Trump's 2018 State of the Union address tell us about his agenda this year? Yamiche Alcindor and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to dissect the president's words. Continue watching
Jan 22 AI and robots are displacing science and tech workers. The question is: How quickly? By David Deming The growth of high-paying science, technology, engineering and math jobs has declined slightly in recent years due to automation. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Deep South hit by snowstorm By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, as much as 6 inches of snow fell from Texas to Georgia. Thousands lost power, flights were cancelled and traffic slowed to a crawl in many places. Also, the U.S. economy had a strong November… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Economy rebounds after stormy September By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. economy rebounded in October after hurricanes pounded the South in September. The Labor Department reports U.S. employers added a net of 261,000 jobs to the economy and the unemployment rate fell to the… Continue watching
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 12 Watch 7:05 Job training and community college put coal miners on a new path By PBS News Hour Coal miners in the heart of Appalachia face unemployment and uncertainty as the expansion of automation and natural gas threatens the industry that’s been an economic bedrock. But a West Virginia nonprofit matches displaced workers to sustainable jobs in agriculture… Continue watching