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
Oct 22 Watch Economists expect 'messier' jobs report for October after unimpressive September Economists expect 'messier' jobs report for October after unimpressive September… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Employment Report Shows More Jobs, Questionable Quality, Smaller Labor Force Employment Report Shows More Jobs, Questionable Quality, Smaller Labor Force… Continue watching