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
Sep 01 Watch U.S. optimism lags behind economic gains, study finds By PBS News Hour For many months now, the number of new jobs created has risen and the jobless rate has fallen substantially. But despite what appears to be a slow and steady recovery, a new study finds that 71 percent of Americans believe… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Viewers respond to NewsHour Weekend's report on background check accuracy By PBS News Hour Viewers respond to a signature report from Saturday, Aug. 23 on the struggles some job seekers face over inaccurate background screenings. Hari Sreenivasan reads your comments in Viewers Like You. Continue watching
Aug 29 8 lessons we learned from our first jobs By Liza Kaufman Hogan, Next Avenue In honor of Labor Day, Next Avenue asked their readers to share what they learned the first time they earned a paycheck. Continue reading
Aug 27 Why you have the right to a $5K dividend from Uncle Sam By Peter Barnes Unless we change our distribution of non-labor income, we can kiss our middle class goodbye, says entrepreneur Peter Barnes. In his new book, "With Liberty and Dividends for All," Barnes proposes a nationwide dividend program, like Alaska's, that would help… Continue reading
Aug 23 POLL: Do you think employers should use background checks? By Megan Thompson, Tracy Wholf Employers and screeners say the checks are an important tool for reducing liability for negligent hiring. But the practice has come under fire from those who say it can lead to discrimination and decreased job opportunities for the 70 million… Continue reading
Aug 01 Economy hits sixth month of steady job gains By Simone Pathe The economy added 209,000 jobs last month, slightly fewer than expected, but still making July the sixth straight month to add more than 200,000 jobs, which economists are largely interpreting as a sign of a steady recovery. Continue reading