Jan 29 Watch Viewers respond to the 2014 State of the Union By PBS News Hour What did the American public think of President Obama's 2014 State of the Union? NewsHour asked viewers to send in video responses. From thoughts on renewable energy to the minimum wage, health care reform to NSA data collection, we sample… Continue watching
Jan 28 Obama to Congress: 'Give America a raise' and restore American Dream By Simone Pathe In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama called on business leaders across the country to raise minimum wages. "Give America a raise," he said. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 2014 State of the Union Special with analysis from Mark Shields and David Brooks By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama urged Congress to help restore opportunity for Americans but pledged to take action himself Tuesday in his fifth State of the Union. Watch PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the address with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New… Continue watching
Jan 20 More than 200 million people were unemployed in the world in 2013 By Simone Pathe Worldwide, the number of unemployed people rose by 5 million in 2013 to 202 million, according to the International Labor Organization's Global Employment Trends report. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal 'unwinding' of labor participation Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal 'unwinding' of labor participation… Continue watching
Jan 10 A 'Perverse' and Chilly Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, but We're Leaving the Workforce in Droves By Paul Solman By Paul Solman My preferred word to describe today's unemployment numbers comes from Robin Harding in this morning's Financial Times: "perverse" (though you need a subscription to read the article). That is, a paltry 74,000 new jobs… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch Reagan's Labor Secretary: I Was Wrong About Inequality By PBS News Hour Reagan's Labor Secretary: I Was Wrong About Inequality… Continue watching
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
Nov 08 Watch Despite shutdown, October jobs report still good news for economy Despite shutdown, October jobs report still good news for economy… Continue watching