Jan 26 Watch How Many Manufacturing Jobs Can U.S. Realistically Maintain? As President Obama and GOP presidential candidates talk about reviving the U.S. manufacturing sector in hopes of creating jobs, how realistic is that goal in the face of continued outsourcing and machines filling jobs once held by humans? Ray Suarez… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Carney to GOP on State of the Union: Don't Criticize a Speech You Haven't Heard White House's Carney to GOP on SOTU: Don't Criticize a Speech You Haven't Heard… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Romney on Defense Before New Hampshire Vote as GOP Hopefuls Jockey for Support As voters in New Hampshire prepare to cast their ballots in Tuesday's primary, the GOP field touched on health care and jobs, while spreading 11th-hour criticism of their fellow presidential contenders. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Unemployment Dips to 8.5%, but How Is Overall U.S. Recovery Going? A surge in December hiring pushed the nation's unemployment rate to 8.5 percent, the lowest it's been in three years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the meaning of the most recent jobs report with Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk and Mark Vitner of… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Secretary Clinton: Democracies Must Have 'Habits of the Heart' On Wednesday, Secretary of State Clinton spoke with Jim Lehrer about how foreign policy decisions can tie into economic and job growth. Their discussion was part of the "Innovation and the Global Marketplace" symposium in Washington, hosted in partnership with… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch U.S. Jobs Picture Shows Some Promise, but Many in 'Very Long Struggle' for Work The November unemployment report came out Friday, and it showed new job creation and a surprising drop in unemployment. However, the outlook remains bleak for many job seekers. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest numbers with Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Accelerators Groom Technology Ventures for Success The Kauffman Foundation, which studies entrepreneurship, recently found that startups create about 3 million new jobs a year. Hari Sreenivasan reports on efforts to nurture promising companies and bring them to market faster. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch How Startups Are Key to Job Growth How Startups Are Key to Job Growth… Continue watching
Nov 11 New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate A homeless U.S. military veteran stands in line for free winter clothing at a 'Stand Down' event hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Organizers say the homeless veteran population has surged in recent years along with the high… Continue reading
Nov 11 New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate A homeless U.S. military veteran stands in line for free winter clothing at a 'Stand Down' event hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Organizers say the homeless veteran population has surged in recent years along with the high… Continue reading