Dec 23 Watch 5:07 Can the U.S. economy sustain its surprising momentum in the new year? By PBS News Hour The U.S. economy’s summer surge was even stronger than first estimated, expanding at an annual rate of 5 percent from July to September -- the best performance since the summer of 2003. Judy Woodruff talks to Nariman Behravesh, chief economist… Continue watching
Dec 22 More Americans optimistic about finding a job, most since Great Recession By Eric Krupke According to a new Gallup poll released today, 36 percent of Americans think that now is a good time to find a quality job. That’s the highest percentage since November 2007, before the start of the “Great Recession.” Gallup’s analysis… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 12:02 Shields and Brooks on who gets credit for jobs growth, protests on race and justice 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 the better-than-expected jobs report, the nomination of Ash Carter for secretary of defense and the aftermath of the grand jury… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 4:55 Revved up employment growth offers 'meat-on-the-bone' jobs, but mostly more minimum wage By PBS News Hour Job growth surged last month, with more than 300,000 new positions added. Hourly wages increased, too. Is there a catch? Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how the economy took a step in the right direction… Continue watching
Nov 17 UN report: More young people alive today than ever before By Laura Santhanam A United Nations report says that more young people between the ages of 10 and 24 are alive today than ever before, a demographic shift that both poses challenges and offers potential benefits. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Broad-based jobs growth signals stronger U.S. economy, but wages still lag By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 18 White House announces plan to train 50,000 people, including veterans, to install solar panels By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. is planning to train veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch U.S. unemployment decrease reflects more workforce dropouts By PBS News Hour According to Friday's jobs report, the unemployment rate dropped from 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent. However, the number of Americans dropping out of the workforce rose. Sudeep Reddy, an economics editor at the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch New job growth doesn't indicate a strong labor market By PBS News Hour Though economists predicted a month of strong hiring, only 142,000 positions were added to the market in August. Paul Solman explains why the growth disappointed many. Continue watching
Sep 04 Millennials are changing jobs at a less frequent rate than prior generations By Dave Sloan The job hopping that has become synonymous with Millennials is a false depiction of the current predicament that they find themselves in, according to the Census Bureau. In fact, the Washington Post reports, the number of young people changing… Continue reading