Jul 23 U.S. states vie for big Foxconn display panel factory By David Eggert, Associated Press Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn's plan to build a display panel factory in the U.S. has sparked a flurry of lobbying by states. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 4:41 ‘Dirt to Shirt’ movement hopes to regrow local textile industry By PBS News Hour If you take a look at the label inside the collar of your shirt, chances are it doesn’t say “Made in the U.S.A.” That’s why cotton farmers in North Carolina are teaming up with local textile mills to produce garments… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 12:39 America should stand for more than just wealth, says Warren Buffett By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 15 WATCH: Trump signs executive order on apprenticeships By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press As part of the president's weeklong push on workplace development, the action would shift the certification process from the Labor Department to the companies relying on these programs. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 5:36 Has the president created lots of jobs? Putting Trump’s claims in context By PBS News Hour Just four months into his term, President Trump has made numerous claims about the jobs he's created and saved. What's the real record? William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Jun 13 In Wisconsin, Trump makes case for apprenticeships to fill jobs gap By Ken Thomas and Josh Boak, Associated Press The push is aimed at training workers with specific skills for particular jobs that employers say they can't fill at a time of historically low unemployment. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 3:59 Falling unemployment, stalled growth: What the latest jobs report means for the economy By PBS News Hour According to the Labor Department, the unemployment rate dropped from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent last month -- the lowest number in 16 years. At the same time, job growth seems to have stalled. Diane Swonk of Diane Swonk Economics… Continue watching
Jun 02 Analysis: Today’s unemployment number fools us and President Trump, but for different reasons By Paul Solman A quick look at today’s headline unemployment number, and you’d think the U.S. job market was killing it with the official unemployment rate down again to 4.3 percent from 4.4 percent last month. And yet, the economy only grew by… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 6:33 Gov. Jerry Brown: Trump’s move to reject Paris agreement hurts America and will cost jobs By PBS News Hour California Gov. Jerry Brown’s released a statement calling President Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris accord an “insane course of action.” Brown joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the potential consequences of this withdrawal and how California… Continue watching
May 22 Column: Veterans may be overlooking job opportunities in IT sector By Eileen Trauth, The Conversation Military veterans have a higher unemployment rate than nonveterans, according to federal statistics. Research shows one reason may be that veterans fall prey to their own preconceptions about certain types of jobs, and miss out on promising opportunities. Continue reading